Sale 21BP03 | Lot 170

HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Autograph inscription, with another by Jack Dempsey, collected in Havana.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST  Autograph inscription, with another by Jack Dempsey, collected in Havana.

Lot Details

Lot 170
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST Autograph inscription, with another by Jack Dempsey, collected in Havana.
A paper slip inscribed and signed in blue ink: "To Lynn and June Walzer/with much affection/Ernest Hemingway/March 9 1957." 4 3/8 x 6 3/4 inches (11 x 17 cm). Folds; The Hemingway slip housed in an envelope with DEMPSEY, JACK. Inscribed cover. An air mail cover inscribed to the same recipients in pencil and signed "Jack Dempsey", folds. The envelope holding both reporting these collected at the National Hotel, Havana, March 1957; Together with first editions of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms, both worn and lacking jackets. The Sun Also Rises, 1926, is a second issue with p. 181 corrected; A Farewell to Arms, 1929, is without the disclaimer. A signed note from Bob Hope is also present in the lot.


C Estate of Larry Elgart

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $1,071 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $1,071 (includes buyer's premium)

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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

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