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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound/No Jacket. First issue, first state with "stoppped" on line 26, page 181. Bound in dark green morocco, with 5 raised bands on the spine, and incised gilt lettering and borders. Deckled fore-edges, top edges gilt. A portion of the original cloth and paper spine and front panel labels are bound in at the rear of the volume. Heavy patterned endpapers. This volume has "Charles Scribner Copy" written on the second endpaper (we cannot verify this). The leather has a few areas of light rubbing and there is occasional light foxing, although on pages 226-227 it is more pronounced. Still this is a lovely, well preserved copy in near fine condition.

The Sun Also Rises is a novel by the American author Ernest Hemingway. The book's title is taken from Ecclesiastes and alludes to the disillusionment and moral erosion of the post-World War I generation. The novel tells the story of American expatriates living in Paris and their journey to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. One of Hemingway's most enduring works, it is notable for its sparse prose style and for introducing the label 'Lost Generation' to describe Hemingway and his contemporaries.

Look for 'A' on the copyright page indicating a first printing and the absence of later printing indications.