Vintage 1932 1st Ed. Illustrated HC: Earnest Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon

As shown. See all photos. 1st edition print run of 10,000. Some damage, aging. Front cover close to splitting at edge of spine. But still intact and functional. Cover front and back lacking original luster. Clean pages. Priced to sell, Hemingway heads! ;)

“Death in the Afternoon is a non-fiction book written by Ernest Hemingway about the history, ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting, published in 1932. It also contains a deeper contemplation on the nature of fear and courage. While essentially a guide book, there are three main sections: Hemingway's work, pictures, and a glossary of terms. Hemingway became a bullfighting fan after seeing the Pamplona Festival of San Fermín in the 1920s. He wrote about the tradition in the novel The Sun Also Rises. In Death in the Afternoon, Hemingway explores the metaphysics of bullfighting—the ritualized, almost religious practice—that he considered analogous to the writer's search for and the essence of meaning and the essence of life.”