220. Hemingway (Ernest) Men Without Women, first edition, first state weighing 16 ounces, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, slightly rubbed, otherwise excellent, first issue dust-jacket with no reviews on front panel and priced $2.00, spine a little darkened, minor repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, light surface soiling, overall an excellent copy, preserved in custom drop-back box, 8vo, New York, 1927.
est. £2000 – £3000
Scarce in dust-jacket; the entire first printing was 7,650 copies, the first issue comprised 5,450 of those. The weight discrepancy between the heavier first state and lighter second is down to the different paper stocks used in each printing.
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