Men at War (Signed & Inscribed)

Ernest Hemingway (Editor)

Published by Crown, New York, 1942

About this Item

Hemingway, Ernest (editor). Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1942.
First edition, first printing.

Signed and inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in Spanish ?buen amigo, amigo camarada, Ernesto Hemingway.?

Thick octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; in the original dust jacket. Very good book in a very good dust jacket. Spotting to the text block, with light general toning; the binding remains firm and the text is clean. The dust jacket shows rubbing and light edge wear; not price-clipped. Now housed in new archival mylar.

A major wartime anthology assembled at the height of World War II, Men at War reflects Hemingway?s long preoccupation with combat, courage, fear, and endurance, and includes a substantial introduction plus selections by Hemingway alongside a wide range of historical and literary voices.

Signed copies of this hefty editorial project are far less frequently encountered than signed novels, making any example with a clear Hemingway inscription desirable. The Spanish wording adds an uncommon and fitting layer of association: Hemingway?s deep ties to Spain?both cultural and through his experience reporting on the Spanish Civil War?make a Spanish inscription feel especially personal and contextually apt, and it is decidedly rarer to encounter him inscribing a book in Spanish than in English. Bonus points for anyone who can identify the ?Jose Luis? this is inscribed to!!

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Seller Inventory # EH-19

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men at War (Signed & Inscribed)
• Publisher: Crown, New York
• Publication Date: 1942
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)