RICHARDSON, Henry Handel [Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson]; [Ernest Hemingway].
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc , 1931.
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First Edition of Henry Handel Richardson's The Fortunes of Richard Mahony; Lengthily inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin Ruth Lowry
First collected edition of this foundational work in Australian literature. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt author's initials to the front panel. Association copy, inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin on the front free endpaper, "Dear Ruth: This one, or three really since it is three novels - is or are pretty very good. The same woman wrote Maurice Guest - very good about musicians - EH." The recipient, Ruth White Lowry (1884-1974), was Hemingway's cousin and Kansas City native. Hemingway was known to have frequented Bennett Schneider's bookshop in Kansas City, where he likely acquired this book for his cousin, who he was staying with at the time. In near fine condition. Bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown of Bennett Schneider Book Seller, Kansas City.
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony.
$7,500.00
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