Lot 344
Hemingway (Ernest) A Farewell to Arms, first edition, first issue, New York, 1929
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Hemingway (Ernest) A Farewell to Arms, first edition, first issue with Scribner's seal to title verso and without legal disclaimer, original cloth with gilt labels to upper cover and spine, some surface wear to spine label, first issue dust-jacket priced at $2.50 and with "Katharine Barclay" to front flap, light toning, neat and expert repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, 1 or 2 short nicks to head and foot with some very light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, in effect a near-fine example, [Hanneman 8a], 8vo, New York, 1929.
⁂ An attractive example of one of Hemingway's key novels, among the best fiction to come out of the First World War.
Description
Hemingway (Ernest) A Farewell to Arms, first edition, first issue with Scribner's seal to title verso and without legal disclaimer, original cloth with gilt labels to upper cover and spine, some surface wear to spine label, first issue dust-jacket priced at $2.50 and with "Katharine Barclay" to front flap, light toning, neat and expert repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, 1 or 2 short nicks to head and foot with some very light creasing, light rubbing to extremities, in effect a near-fine example, [Hanneman 8a], 8vo, New York, 1929.
⁂ An attractive example of one of Hemingway's key novels, among the best fiction to come out of the First World War.
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