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Scribner, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine book in a very good dust jacket. The letter A and Scribner insignia is printed on the copyright page, indicating a first edition. Book has some darkening along end papers and paste downs, full tear repaired at rear end paper. Dust jacket has some tape on inside, wear along edges and small piece missing near top of spine. Flap price $2.50. Comes in custom slipcase.

To Have and Have Not is the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an honest man who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who throng the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair. Hemingway's most intriguing and tantalizing themes make their appearance: man's battle against the cruelty of nature, the pressures of society on the individual, and the existential qualities of life in the modern world.

One method to determine a first edition of 'To Have and Have Not' is by identifying the 'A' present on the copyright page, indicating a first printing, and absence of mention of later printings.