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Ernest Hemingway - Green Hills of Africa - 1936
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Ernest Hemingway - Green Hills of Africa - 1936

First edition, second impression of Hemingway's adventures hunting in East Africa Green Hills of Africa is Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, Green Hills of Africa is an account of a month on safari he and his wife, Pauline Marie Pfeiffer, took in East Africa during December 1933. Green Hills of Africa is divided into four parts: "Pursuit and Conversation", "Pursuit Remembered", "Pursuit and Failure", and "Pursuit as Happiness", each of which plays a different role in the story. Item Description First UK Edition. Second Impression (published in the same month of the first impression). Black and white illustrations at the beginnings of each story and throughout. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1936. Publisher’s original green boards, spine lettered in gilt. The book is housed in a very smart facsimile dust jacket, which is in excellent condition. It is protected in a non-adhesive plastic cover to prevent any wear or damage. Book Dimensions: 21 x 14 cm & Number of Pages: 284. Condition A well-preserved copy. Firm and well-bound. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. Fading to the cloth binding, confined mostly to the spine. Internally; in nice condition. No writing or inscriptions. The pages are clean and bright and free from damage, save a touch of toning to the edges. Clear and bright text and drawings (Please see pictures).

No. 77090997

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Ernest Hemingway - Green Hills of Africa - 1936

Ernest Hemingway - Green Hills of Africa - 1936

First edition, second impression of Hemingway's adventures hunting in East Africa

Green Hills of Africa is Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, Green Hills of Africa is an account of a month on safari he and his wife, Pauline Marie Pfeiffer, took in East Africa during December 1933. Green Hills of Africa is divided into four parts: "Pursuit and Conversation", "Pursuit Remembered", "Pursuit and Failure", and "Pursuit as Happiness", each of which plays a different role in the story.

Item Description
First UK Edition. Second Impression (published in the same month of the first impression). Black and white illustrations at the beginnings of each story and throughout. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1936. Publisher’s original green boards, spine lettered in gilt. The book is housed in a very smart facsimile dust jacket, which is in excellent condition. It is protected in a non-adhesive plastic cover to prevent any wear or damage.

Book Dimensions: 21 x 14 cm & Number of Pages: 284.

Condition
A well-preserved copy. Firm and well-bound. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. Fading to the cloth binding, confined mostly to the spine. Internally; in nice condition. No writing or inscriptions. The pages are clean and bright and free from damage, save a touch of toning to the edges. Clear and bright text and drawings (Please see pictures).



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