THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1923

Small, Maynard & Company: Boston. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1924. First Edition; Second Printing. 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) .