December 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, December 18th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #816:

Scarce ''Green Hills of Africa'' Signed and Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to His Friend, Clara Spiegel

Very rare Ernest Hemingway's ''Green Hills of Africa'' signed ''Papa'' and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: ''To Clara [Spiegel] who has seen and been in Africa / this attempt to do the same / with love Papa [underlined]''. A fellow author, Spiegel was a good friend of Hemingway's with whom he socialized when he visited Sun Valley. Charles Scribner's Sons: New York: 1953. In publisher's original green cloth boards with front cover blindstamped and lettered in gilt. Also in original dustjacket, which has significant tears and a large portion of rear panel missing. Book measures 5.75'' x 8.5'' and is in very good condition.