Men Without Women

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927 First edition, first printing, with correct weight of 15.5 ounces. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Hemingway to his cousin Ruth White Lowry on front free endpaper: "From E. M. Hemingway."; with Ruth Lowry's ownership signature in pencil to front free endpaper ("R. W. Lowry") with a flourish that overlaps with Hemingway's signature. One of 7,650 first printing copies. Publisher's smooth black cloth with gold paper labels stamped in black, orange topstain, fore edge untrimmed, yellow endpapers printed with silhouette of a bull in a circle; lacking the original dust jacket. Near fine, with light toning to spine, a touch of wear to right edge of spine label, minimal rubbing to labels, minor crack between pp. 180 and 181, sturdy binding otherwise, small Fred Harvey Book Shop ticket to front pastedown. Overall, a tight and attractive association copy. From the personal library of Hemingway's cousin, Ruth White Lowry. Hanneman A7a. Men Without Women is Hemingway's second collection of short stories, comprising ten previously published and four unpublished pieces. Specifically, it includes "The Undefeated," "In Another Country," "Hills like White Elephants," "The Killers," "Che ti dice la Patria?," "Fifty Grand," "A Simple Enquiry," "Ten Indians," "A Canary for One," "An Alpine Idyll," "A Pursuit Race," "To-Day is Friday," "Banal Story," and "Now I Lay Me." Two of the stories-"The Killers" and "Hills like White Elephants" -are among Hemingway's most revered. Men Without Women was influenced by Hemingway's travels throughout Europe in the 1920s, with many stories set in Spain and Italy. True to Hemingway's signature style, this early collection delves into themes of World War I, bullfighting, and boxing. In a New York Times review of the book, Percy Hutchinson prophetically writes, "...not since Kipling has there arisen a writer of short stories showing Hemingway's promise. His originality, his vitality, his fidelity, his dramatic sense, are forces that combine to indicate for the author of The Sun Also Rises and Men Without Women a career of remarkable brilliancy." . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.