A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway: New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. First Trade Edition, First Issue. The first issue dust jacket front flap has a price of $2.50 and a misspelling – “Katharine Barclay” instead of “Catherine Barkley”. Black cloth over boards with gold foil paper labels on front board and spine. Original, unclipped dust jacket with vivid colors on front and spine. The dust jacket, as designed by Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, is considered by many to be one of the greatest of the 20th century and rivals even The Great Gatsby in its collectibility.
Dust jacket in very good condition with some rubbing on the edges, very difficult to find this original dust jacket in such good condition. Book itself is in near-fine condition with only a little rubbing to the gold foil on the front and spine and a couple small scuffs on the front board.
