Along With Youth: Hemingway the Early Years

Peter Griffin. First edition, first printing. Foreword by Jack Hemingway. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markinhs dound in the book, 258 pp. 

Griffin’s work includes five new Hemingway short stories. “This volume is the first installment in a projected three-volume biography and is widely regarded as the definitive Hemingway life study for a new generation of readers and scholars.” His second book, Less Than a Treason: Hemingway in Paris, was suppose to be followed by a third book. Griffin passed away in 2002 before his trilogy was to be completed. 

A strong, collectible first printing of Peter Griffin’s definitive biographical study of Ernest Hemingway’s early life. Featuring a foreword by Jack Hemingway, this volume includes five previously unpublished Hemingway short stories, making it an essential title for any Hemingway collector.

Both the unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition, showing only light shelf wear. The interior is clean, bright, and free of any writing or markings.

Along With Youth (the name of a Hemingway poem) is widely appreciated for its meticulous research, rare insights, and the inclusion of early Hemingway material not found elsewhere. A standout addition to any modern literature or Hemingway-focused collection.