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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First printing with A and Scribner's seal at copyright in original wrapper. Very attractive. Black coated cloth boards, bright gold labels at cover and spine, light shelf wear, rub. Deckled pages very good with attractive toning; no writing. Small antiquarian label in gothic print adhered inside cover: "Cohen Brothers". Red top edge. String-bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, discoloration, few mended closed tears; unclipped 2.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Small chip to lower front panel near "H". First state in black, red and white with Laurence Stallings "Death in the Afternoon Review" review at back panel. Rare very good first edition in near very good wrapper. Ernest Hemingway's third collection of short stories and first new book of fiction since the publication of "A Farewell to Arms" in 1929 contains fourteen stories of varying length. Some appeared in…

Winner Take Nothing is a collection of short stories by Ernest Hemingway.

Identifying a first edition of 'Winner Take Nothing' requires checking the publisher's identification methods for the year of publication. For Scribner, this typically includes checking for the 'A' present on the copyright page indicating a first printing.