THE SUN ALSO RISES Ernest Hemingway 1954 Bantam Books Paperback Vintage SC

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THE SUN ALSO RISESBy Ernest HemingwayBantam Books ~ New YorkCopyright 1926, 1954, By Charles Scribner's SonsFourth Bantam Printing (New Edition) ~ August, 1954Softcover ~ Paperback199 Pages4 1/4" X 7"Acceptable, aged and delicate condition.The cover is bright and has no writing or markings. There is a small, light corner crease on the back, top corner. A closed tear (two inches) has been repaired with tape on the back cover. The price on the front cover is 35 cents.The pages are tanned with no writing, markings, tears or creases. There are a few splits in the binding. The first six pages are partially loose at the bottom but still attached to the binding.There is spot of black marker on the inside of the front cover. There is a Kiwanas book sale stamp on the bottom of the first page.FROM A NOTE ON THE SUN ALSO RISES:When this first full-length novel by Hemingway made its appearance the enthusiastic critics quickly pointed out two facts: that a new and important young novelist was here to stay; that the novel itself - an unrelenting story of the disintegration of American expatriates in Europe - was very nearly perfect. As the New York Times stated it: " No amount of analysis can convey the quality of THE SUN ALSO RISES. It is a truly gripping story, told in a lean, hard athletic prose that puts more literary English to shame. It read more