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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with matching 1926 years on the title and copyright page. Married to a scarce original third printing dust jacket that lists the publication of A Farewell to Arms (1929). Measures approximately 7.75" x 5.25", with 143 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor staining to the top edge of the textblock. Minor scattered foxing throughout. The original dust jacket is in very good or better condition. Minor chipping to the spine ends. Small stain at the middle of spine. Original $1.50 price present on the front flap. "A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race", Hemingway used the work as a spoof of the world of writers. It is Hemingway's first long work and was written as a parody of Sherwood Anderson's Dark Laughter. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or…

The Torrents of Spring is a novel by Ernest Hemingway written in 1925 about a young man's disillusionment with love. It satirizes the over-romanticized literature of the time and is a parody of Sherwood Anderson's 'Dark Laughter'.

Identifying a first edition copy can often be done by checking the publishing line (also called the printer's key) in the book's copyright page. The lack of additional printings or editions mentioned can indicate a first edition for certain publishers during the timeframe of the book's release. Other methods include verifying the absence of a dust jacket for editions that originally had them, or the presence of specific errors or points known to exist only in first editions.