The dust wrapper will be protected with a new polyester inert sleeve which is removable. No trace of this suitcase or its contents has ever been discovered, despite the fact that the unpublished stories it contained would be immensely valuable. It was stolen in a train station in Paris. His memoir recounts the terrible story of the loss of a suitcase in 1922, containing almost everything that he had written up to that time.
Written during the last years of Hemingway's life, his memoir is a lively and powerful reflection of his genius that scintillates with the romance of the city. Looking back not only at his own much younger self, but also at the other writers who shared Paris with him - James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald - he recalls the time when, poor, happy, and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation.
Hemingway's memories of his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties are deeply personal, warmly affectionate, and full of wit. Overall the book and jacket are in very good condition. There are a couple of soiled marks to the rear panel and a little toning. There are a couple of tiny invisible closed tears and some minor creasing at the spine head. Unclipped dust wrapper with blue and white titles and attractively illustrated. A little toning to the fore edge but otherwise clean and unmarked.
Dark blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. Originally published the previous year by Cape, this first issue by the Reprint Society was published the following year by arrangement.
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