[HEMINGWAY, ERNEST]. Death in the Afternoon. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952.
FIFTH IMPRESSION. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (21.5 x 14 x 3.5 cm.); pp. 359. English text. Rebound in handsome full calf by Luti of Florence; patterned endpapers; half-title; illustrated section with eighty-one reproductions from photographs; glossary. Printed in Great Britain by Butler and Tanner. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Covers with some light scuff marks. Interior very well-preserved with just a hint of foxing mostly to the rear endpapers, and a previous owner name neatly inked to the front endpaper verso.
Notes: Hemingway's classic paean to the art of bullfighting. Love it or hate it, this book captures the technical details and the passion of bullfighting through superb writing and numerous, fantastic, black and white photos. It also includes several short stories. This copy having been handsomely rebound in full leather.
