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Size: 0x0x0; ***please read*** name inside cover with light pencil-no marks on text-some rubbing on the corners and a little fraying on top of the spine-my shelf location nor-2-145*

Thick 12mo. xviii + 544 pp, contains stories by Dreiser, Ferber, Sherwood Anderson, Fannie Hurst, Jean Toomer, and Hemingway, to whom the book is dedicated, with the spelling "Ernest Hemenway" on the dedication page, the table of contents, and in "My Old Man". with additional authors' stories, and, for the librarian or the bibliophile, a list of capsule author biographies with stories that made the honor roll. 5.5" x 7.7" black cloth boards, gilt spine (dimmed) & fr cover letters (bright). Binding tight and square. pages clean, top text block darkened with age, rear gutter hinge paper split 2" from bottom, with hinge holding firm. In glassine mylar wrapper.

Includes Hemingway's story "My Old Man." This is the first American book appearance of a short story by Ernest Hemingway (reprinted from Three stories and ten poems, Paris in 1923. O'Brien dedicated this book to Hemingway, whose name is misspelled in the printed dedication and the contents page; in fact, throughout the book. Very good first edition, stated second printing, Jan., 1924. What appears to be the original sales receipt for this book has been laid inside. It's dated Sep 2, 1924, $2.50 which matches publisher's price on DJ spine. A couple of pages have offset where it appears paper has been laid inside for decades, including receipt which now is laid inside the front of book. Modest rub to gilt title lettering and moderate tone to contents. Very good, scarce original dust jacket with small wear/tear to edges, no stand out issues just about a century of rub on mostly white jacket. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for international)

Includes Hemingway's story "My Old Man." This is the first American book appearance of a short story by Ernest Hemingway (reprinted from Three stories and ten poems, Paris in 1923. O'Brien dedicated this book to Hemingway, whose name is misspelled in the printed dedication and the contents page; in fact, throughout the book. Very good first edition, stated second printing, Jan., 1924. What appears to be the original sales receipt for this book has been laid inside. It's dated Sep 2, 1924, $2.50 which matches publisher's price on DJ spine. A couple of pages have offset where it appears paper has been laid inside for decades, including receipt which now is laid inside the front of book. Modest rub to gilt title lettering and moderate tone to contents. Very good, scarce original dust jacket with small wear/tear to edges, no stand out issues just about a century of rub on mostly white jacket. (This book is in our possession. We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for international)

Includes Hemingway's story "My Old Man." This is the first book appearance of a short story by Ernest Hemingway. O'Brien dedicated this book to Hemingway, whose name is misspelled in the printed dedication and the contents page; in fact, throughout the book.