Winner Take Nothing

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First edition of Winner Take Nothing by Ernest Hemingway, in a fine first state dust jacket.

Octavo, [x], 244, [2] pp. Black cloth, title on gold paper label, labels on front cover and spine. With printer’s devise and Scribner’s A on copyright page. Top edge dyed pink. Book appears unread. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.00 on front flap, faint point of rubbing to spine, 0.5 cm closed tear to top edge of rear panel, spot of wear to lower edge. A fine example of this scarce dust jacket. Housed in custom black leather clamshell, lined with tan linen, title in gilt on spine. (Hanneman A12a) An exceptional piece.