23 “Man Is Not Made For Defeat” 28HEMINGWAY, Ernest. The Old Man and The Sea. New York, 1952. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. $6500 First edition of Hemingway’s classic story of Santiago and his epic battle with the marlin and the sharks, winning him the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and contributing to his award of the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. William Faulkner, who reviewed The Old Man and the Sea for the magazine Shenandoah, called the novel Hemingway’s best: “Time may show it to be the best single piece of any of us. I mean his and my contemporaries” (Baker, 593-94). “Here is the master technician once more at the top of his form, doing superbly what he can do better than anyone else” (New York Times). In this short novel Hemingway perfected the minimalist style that he had been honing and refining throughout his career. Hanneman A24a. Book fine, dust jacket nearly so with only very mild toning. An exceptionally nice copy. 1931 Autograph Letter Signed By Hemingway 29HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Autograph letter signed. St. Louis, circa October 1931. One leaf of Hotel Statler stationery, measuring 6 by 9-1/2 inches, writing on recto and verso. $9500 Fine autograph letter signed from Hemingway to Charles MacGregor, secretary to Robert Benchley, one of the members of the famed Algonquin Round Table in the 1920s. The recipient of this letter, Charles MacGregor, was the secretary for writer and actor Robert Benchley, one of the central figures of the famed Algonquin Round Table writers of the 1920s. The letter reads, in part: “Dear Mac: -If you have not received the camera it is because it was packed in the trunk Monday morning in my absence and shipped direct for Kansas City by Gabrielle (Gaby)... If you ever become dissatisfied with your life with [Robert] Benchley and that whole gin crazed Saturnalia and want to lead a cleaner life bring your shortwave set down to Key West and we could try to turn an honest penny running Chinamen.... Ernie.” Writing bold and clear. Fine condition.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDg3OTM=