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Inscribed portrait of Ernest Hemingway

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Sale 490: Fine Literature - Americana Bibliographies - Books in All Fields (#490) 10/11/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #60 Inscribed portrait of Ernest Hemingway

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,875

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Title:

Inscribed portrait of Ernest Hemingway

Author:

Hemingway, Ernest

Place Published:

Paris

Date Published:

October 1, 1929

Description:

Photographic portrait of a young Ernest Hemingway, from a photograph by Helen Breaker. Removed from the May 1929 issue of Scribner's magazine. Image 16.2x12.8 cm. on a trimmed sheet, approximately 22x14 cm.

Inscribed: "To Adelaide LS. Robb with all best wishes, Ernest Hemingway. Paris, October 1, 1929". Documentation from Frank P. Garo, Forensic Handwriting Examiner, included.

Condition:

Unevenly trimmed at top, horizontally creased; very good.

Item#:

229776

Headline:

Inscribed portrait of Ernest Hemingway
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