Limited Editions Club, 1990. #299/600. Complete with Monthly Letter and clamshell case. Five photogravures by Alfred Eisenstaedt, reproduced from the original negatives from his 1952
Life magazine cover story on Hemingway. Signed by him on the colophon. Designed by Benjamin Shiff. Text set in Monotype Romulus by Typostudio Schumacher-Gebler, and printed on off white, mould-made, watermarked Magnani paper. 14-point for the text, 30-point for the title. Photogravure plates made by Jon Goodman, and printed on Arches paper by Sara Krohn and Robert Townsend. Hand-bound by John von Isakovics with a blue goatskin spine with gilt stamped title, and linen covered boards. Black cloth clamshell case with author's name on leather spine label. Case lined in blue suede. Introduction by Charles Scribner. 14-1/2" x 11." 3rd book in the Fiftieth Series.
Book is Very Good+. Tight binding, clean interior, linen covered boards well preserved. Couple spots of light wear towards the top of the spine and slight smudge on bottom page edges, somewhat hard to see but still there.
Clamshell case is structurally sound with some sunning and dusting.
Eisenstaedt was one of the most prominent photojournalists of the 20th century, in both Europe and the United States, and is perhaps most famous for his photo V-J Day in Times Square. I recommend looking up the rest of his photos from the 1952 Hemingway story, there are several striking portraits of Hemingway, and reading about the difficulty of photographing the constantly drunk Hemingway.