[ModLib] Hemingway first printings

[Gordon B. Neavill]

The ML edition of The Sun Also Rises was published in February 1930 in a first printing of 15,000 copies. A Farewell to Arms was published in May 1932 in a first printing of 7,000 copies. The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway (ML Giant) was published in September 1942 in a first printing of 10,000 copies.

Barry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot Kamins" <kamins at modernlib.com>
To: "Alexander Buchlis" <abuchlis at gmail.com>, "ML mailing list" <modlib at owu.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2009 2:49:41 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [ModLib] Re: Modern Library Question


On Jun 4, 2009, at 11:20 AM, Alexander Buchlis wrote:

> Hello, I enjoy collecting Ernest Hemingway novels, and I was  
> wondering if you could provide me with how large the print runs were  
> in the first modern library editions of "The Sun Also Rises" and "A  
> Farewell to Arms". Any help would be appreciated. Thank you kindly  
> for your time.
>
> -Alexander

Alexander,

I don't know the answer to your question, but I'll forward it to the  
Modern Library mailing list. One of the hundred or so recipients of  
that service will likely have the answer for you.

Scot Kamins
kamins at modernlib.com



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