Death in the Afternoon.
New York / London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. Full color illustrated frontispiece by Juan Gris, with numerous black and white photographs. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full black cloth, facsimile of author's signature stamped in gilt to front board, spine decoratively stamped in gilt, in original Roberto Domingo dust jacket ($3.50). xii, 517 [1]. 9.5" x 8.5" Light rubbing with some minor spots of wear extremities, overall very good or better in good only, put very presentable, dust jacket with several chips and tears, and moderate to heavy archival tape repairs to jacket verso, in mylar cover. Item #239159
A STORY CONTINUED FAR ENOUGH
Hemingway is quite clear: bullfighting is not a sport. Sports are always games, which bullfighting never is; it is a tragedy where both the bull and matador must act with courage in the face of their opponent and, ultimately, come to an unjust end upon the bull's loss. It is this intimacy with death and the dignity of its participants that fueled Hemingway's Spanish bullfighting obsession, appearing here in 1932 and in The Sun Also Rises.
Complete with over eighty black and white photographs, Hemingway combines his awe for Spanish culture with one of the most meticulous analyses of bullfighting, covering its history, stars, technique, and moral implications. Follow Hemingway in realizing, "all stories, if continued far enough, end in death," as he draws the American public into his great love.
This copy is a first edition, first printing, with all first printing points present.
[Girssom A.10.1.a; Hanneman A10a].
Price: $2,250.00