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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white matte photograph of Hemingway at his peak wearing Western garb and leaning on a car. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint at the bottom margin below the image, "For Taylor Williams with affection and admiration from his friend Ernest Hemingway Sun Valley 1939 - 1940." The recipient was Hemingway's great friend, Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide. Hemingway’s friendship with Williams dated back to their meeting in Idaho in the late 1930s, after which Hemingway frequently returned to Ketchum before eventually settling there. The spring of 1953 also marked a peak moment in Hemingway’s career and personal life: he had recently written The Old Man and the Sea and received the Pulitzer Prize, and this period preceded the airplane accidents of 1954 and his later forced departure from Cuba during the Castro regime—events that would profoundly affect his final years and contribute to his death in 1961. In fine condition. Triple matted and framed. The photograph measures 6.5 inches by 9.5 inches. The entire piece measures 16.75 inches by 13.5 inches.

Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 150070

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Rare Original Collection of Photographs of Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams in Cuba

HEMINGWAY, Ernest; Taylor Williams; Mary Hemingway.

Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph Collection.

Rare original black and white photograph collection of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway with his wife Mary Hemingway and fishing guide Taylor Williams in Cuba. Collection of five black and white vintage photographs including: a photograph of Hemingway most likely in a bar in Cuba wearing a white button-up Taylor Williams in a striped button-up to his right; a photograph of Hemingway looking away from the camera and Mary Hemingway smiling besides the captain of a boat; a photograph of Hemingway with Mary and Williams posing; a photograph of Hemingway in a bar wearing a pin-stripe suit seated at a round bar with Mary holding a guitar and Hemingway seated beside Williams, a bottle of Gordon’s Gin between them; and a matte photograph mounted on a “Club Puerto Antonio” color printed folder from Havana, Cuba of Hemingway with Mary and Williams at a dining table with a bottle of wine between them, Hemingway is looking gimlet-eyed at the camera while Williams looks at a radiant Mary in a white dress and pearls. Hemingway’s friendship with Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide, dated back to their meeting in Idaho in the late 1930s, after which Hemingway frequently returned to Ketchum before eventually settl...

Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 150109

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Rare Original Typed Letter From Guide Taylor Williams Recollecting About Hunting Antelope with Ernest Hemingway

HEMINGWAY, Ernest; Taylor Williams [Martha Gellhorn].

Taylor Williams Typed Letter Recollecting About Ernest Hemingway. [with] Ernest Hemingway Photographs.

Rare original typed letter from guide Taylor Williams recollecting about hunting antelope with Ernest Hemingway. One page, single typed sheet. The letter reads in full, "Hemingway Box by Taylor Williams. Our party, (consisting of Hemingway, Lloyd Arnold, Ellis Chapin, our packer, and myself) had ridden into the first fringe of foothills above the plains along the Pahsimoroi River in quest of a trophy antelope, having passed up several in the lower country that were not to our liking. Chapin was riding off to the side where he could get a view from behind a butte when he shouted to us that he had just jumped a small band of antelope. With that, Hemingway spurred his horse and rode forward to get a better view as they came out from behind the rise. On seeing a sizable buck which was, by this time, in full stride, he dismounted and ran forward for a better view and shot. He was using my Model 70 Winchester 257 with open sights. He struck the buck high in the shoulders and he went down at the first shot. We stepped off the distance, 220 full steps. I think this was one of the most spectacular shots that I can remember in my experience as a guide." The writer was Hemingway’s great friend, Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide. Hemingwa...

Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 150090

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“Any man's life, told truly, is a novel”: Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon; Finely Bound by Zaehnsdorf

HEMINGWAY, Ernest.

Death in the Afternoon.

Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, 1932.

Early printing of Hemingway's work on bullfighting. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the spine, front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. In fine condition.

Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 108979

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Rare Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card; Inscribed by Mary Hemingway to Taylor Williams

HEMINGWAY, Ernest; Mary Hemingway [Taylor Williams].

Ernest and Mary Hemingway Christmas Card Signed by Mary Hemingway.

c. 1953.

Rare Christmas card of Ernest and Mary Hemingway, inscribed by Mary to Taylor Williams. A circa 1953 folding Christmas card depicting Ernest Hemingway holding a cat and Mary Hemingway sitting on the porch of Finca Vigia holding another cat with a dog at her side. The inside of the card is printed, "Merry Christmas Ernest and Mary Hemingway." Inscribed on the inside by Mary, the card reads in full, "Our dearest Colonel - Clara Spiegel gave me a fill-in on you when I was in Chicago in September and from what she said, you're flourishing - also surrounded by beautiful red-heads. Watch yourself boy. Saw Hveill H. Ike yesterday and and gave you brief but big build-up. We leave here - Paris - in about a week for Venice - address: Gritti Palace Hotel - Grand Canal - Venice. Let us hear from you - Papa shooting pigeons magnificently in Cuba before we left - me, third-rate. Dear Taylor - we always miss you much love. Mary." The recipient was Hemingway’s great friend, Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide. Hemingway’s friendship with Williams dated back to their meeting in Idaho in the late 1930s, after which Hemingway frequently returned to Ketchum before eventually settling there. Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908–1986) was an American jour...

Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 150111

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Rare Original Photograph of Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams

HEMINGWAY, Ernest; Mary Hemingway; Taylor Williams.

Ernest Hemingway, Mary Hemingway, and Taylor Williams Photograph.

Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white glossy photograph of Hemingway with his wife Mary and fishing guide Taylor Williams in front of a cabin. Hemingway’s friendship with Taylor “Beartracks” Williams, the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide, dated back to their meeting in Idaho in the late 1930s, after which Hemingway frequently returned to Ketchum before eventually settling there. Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908–1986) was an American journalist and writer who became Ernest Hemingway’s fourth wife in 1946 and remained his partner until his death in 1961. Having worked as a foreign correspondent during World War II, she brought professional experience and organizational skill to Hemingway’s later life, accompanying him during his final years in Cuba, Europe, and Idaho. After Hemingway’s death, Mary Welsh Hemingway played a central role in shaping his posthumous reputation by editing and overseeing the publication of several unfinished works. In near fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Accompanied by a smaller photograph of Hemingway and Williams with a bird, and another photograph of Williams in front of cabin covered in snow.

Price: $850.00 Item Number: 150098

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