Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. First Edition, early printing. Missing the Scribner’s signature “A”. Signed by Ernest Hemingway on the endpaper. Book plate ex libris Hudson. Octavo (8vo), original buff cloth, spine and front board stamped in black and red; original brown topstain. 471 pp.
Condition:
Very good with some soiling on the boards and spine. Original unclipped dust jacket is in good condition with some edge wear and slight chipping on top and bottom of the spine. Original 2.75$ price intact. Pages are clean and binding is tight.
Published October 1940 as Hemingway’s highly anticipated novel on the Spanish Civil War. An attractive and collectible early copy, suitable for readers and collectors interested in Hemingway’s influence on 20th-century literature, added value with his signature.
