Rare 1943 1St Edition Leicester Hemingway Brother Ernest Hemingway Dust Jacket
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RARE 1943 1ST EDITION LEICESTER HEMINGWAY BROTHER ERNEST HEMINGWAY DUST JACKET. Published by Henry Holt and Co., New York. 308 pages. A small chip out of the bottom of the spine of the jacket. He was the younger brother of writer Ernest Hemingway and wrote six books, including a first novel entitled The Sound of the Trumpet (1953), based on Leicester's experiences in France and Germany during World War II. offered here is the 1953 first edition, The Sound of the Trumpet, by Leicester Hemingway, brother of Ernest. Published by Henry Holt and Co., New York. 308 pages. A small chip out of the bottom of the spine of the jacket. Leicester Hemingway served in a documentary film unit during WW2, and had experience as a reporter in Philadelphia and Chicago. Leicester Clarence Hemingway (April 1, 1915 – September 13, 1982) was an American writer. He was the younger brother of writer Ernest Hemingway and wrote six books, including a first novel entitled The Sound of the Trumpet (1953), based on Leicester's experiences in France and Germany during World War II. In 1961, Leicester published My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, a biography. The work was well-received and brought Leicester both recognition as a writer in his own right and significant financial rewards. With the capital from the work, Hemingway created the micronation of New Atlantis on a raft off the coast of Jamaica, intended to serve as a marine research headquarters. The project was cut short when New Atlantis was destroyed in a 1966 tropical storm.
