Hokum: A play in three acts.
Wellesley Hills: The Sans Souci Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 15 cm. 138pp. Bound in off-white buckram in antique green dust jacket and slipcase. One of 26 presentation copies, this being copy H, signed by the publisher William Young, on the colophon page. There was also an edition of 73 and of 200 done for a total limitation of 299 copies. Jacket spine is lightly sun toned. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Item #81885
A play written by Hemingway and his close friend, Morris Musselman but never published. It was written before Hemingway's first published works. A legal disclaimer from the publisher states the requirement of the Estate of Ernest Hemingway to use the word "apparently" before Hemingway's name whenever reference is made to his authorship of this work. Preceded by an introduction by William and Dorothy Young which describes the authentication and discovery of the original manuscript after its purchase at auction.
Price: $200.00