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Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape 1929, 1929.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Description: first edition, second state ed. hardback fair condition with some wear and half the spine missing and rest somewhat darkened - There is a pen name on the free front end page

Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$51.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2nd issue with "serious" on p. 66. Faded to spine and bumped to ends with light wear to cloth at top. Slight darkening around edges of boards that also have a few minor marks. Internally hinges intact and offsetting/tanning to end papers. The adjacent leaves are also affected, quite heavily at front where the leaf is the half title (see images). There is a dark stain to the fore edge of 9 leaves (pp118-136) which has resulted in patches of browning near the top of these pages, (images show the worst affected leaf). Postage will be confirmed when you enquire or order and for light or very heavy books will vary from the ABE quote which is based on a 1kg parcel. N.B. Postage to the USA will often be quite a bit less than the quote on ABE.

Seller: The Book Business (P.B.F.A), London, United Kingdom

Ernest Hemingway. Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Price: US$97.47 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good copy of this 1st edition, 2nd state, with "serious" spelled correctly on page 66. Corners sharp, spine slightly faded. Contents clean, binding tight. No signatures, inscriptions or bookplates.

Seller: Berrishill Books, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Price: US$99.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First UK Edition, 2nd state, with corrected type on p. 66. Tightly bound in violet cloth with gold titles. Moderate to heavy spine slant, minor fading at the spine and edges and a small (1/4") mark on the front cover, remains Very Good. The contents are unmarked except for a short gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1929. Very small corner creases to early pages and slight paper separation to inner hinge at p. 192, the binding remains firm. No dust jacket.

Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms.. Jonathan Cape, London., 1929.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good copy of this 1st edition, 2nd state, with "serious" spelled correctly on page 66. Boards not bumped or cocked, but faded slightly on spine and at top of upper board. Small ownership inscription on ffep. Contents clean and tight.

Seller: Pricewisebooks, MARLBOROUGH, United Kingdom

HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms.. London: Jonathan Cape:, First edition,, 1929.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Description: 8vo, 350pp, orig. cloth gilt, lightly sunned on spine otherwise a near fine very clean copy.

Seller: Geoffrey Jackson, Royal Wootton Bassett, WILTS, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell To Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$155.93 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First edition/First printing (Second State) Published by Jonathan Cape, London 1929. Tight binding. No marks or inscriptions. Slight spotting. Browning to page edges. Cloth covers have mild shelfwear to edges. Faded to spine (Gilt text still bright)

Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, New York, 1929.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Jonathan Cape, London. 1929. 349 pages. First UK edition, first printing, second state with 'serious' corrected on page 66, line 28. Binding and hinges are sound. Burgundy cloth stamped in gold. Sun-darkening on spine. Light soiling to rear. Cloth shows a touch of fray on front hinge heel. Previous owner's name neatly written on FFEP and dated 1929, Wimbledon. Rear endpaper shows light soiling with a thin pink stain in gutter. VG.

Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Nicks on half title page, light browning on title page, ; P66 - seriosu mispelling. First edition first state. The book has been rebound with leather spine and marbled boards. ; 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.1"; 350 pages

Seller: C P Books Limited, Oxted, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First edition first printing (has the "seriosu" miss-spelling) 0ctavo hardback 350 pp. Near Very Good condition (spine slightly colour faded not affecting gilt titlesl). No inscriptions.

Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$383.37 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first British edition, first state, of Hemingway's best known novel and one of the most important American works to ever be published. First British edition, first impression, first state, with uncorrected error "serisou" for "serious" on page 66 line 28.'A Farewell to Arms' is Hemingway's best known work, a tour de force of American literature set during the Italian Campaign of World War One.This was Hemingway's first bestseller, and ensured his standing as one of the foremost American authors of his day.Without the dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Small tear to the rear joint. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, UK, 1929.

Price: US$389.86 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway First Edition Jonathan Cape 1929. No previous owner's name inscriptions, no foxing to contents or edges. Covers are bright and clean. A VG copy in a G+ dust jacket with loss to tail of spine. Not clipped and correctly priced at 7/6 to front flap. "A Farewell to Arms" is a classic novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway. Set during World War I, the story follows the experiences of Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver in the Italian army, and his love affair with Catherine Barkley, a British nurse. The novel explores themes of love, war, disillusionment, and the human condition. Hemingway's spare and economical prose style is a hallmark of the book, conveying the harsh realities of war and the complexities of human emotions with precision and depth. "A Farewell to Arms" is not only a gripping war story but also a poignant and timeless exploration of the impact of conflict on individuals and their relationships. Hemingway's masterpiece remains a classic of 20th-century American literature.

Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo. 350 pp. Magenta cloth, gilt, without dustwrapper, else very good copy. (85200) [Hanneman/A35a].

Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

Hemingway, ernest. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, Second Issue, "Fourth Impression" Dust Jacket. London, 1929.. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition, Second Issue. Original magenta cloth, near fine with gilt titles to spine, minor fade to spine. In a very good dust jacket from a later issue with wear to top of both covers of dj and wear to crown of spine. Contains some offsetting to front endpaper and a bookplate of previous library. "Serious" spelled corrtectly on p. 66. Scarce in any dust jacket.

Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms (First Printing, First State). Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Price: US$422.35 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first impression, first state (with 'serious' spelt 'seriosu' to p.66). Very Good: tight and square binding in clean magenta cloth; faded to the backstrip; sharp boards; bright gilt; tanned to the edge of the page block; very light, sporadic spotting to the edge of the page block and endpapers, else bright, crisp and clean. Presented in a new, professionally produced first-state facsimile dustwrapper. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard.

Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First UK edition, Second State, Near Fine book with light foxing and offsetting to end pages, touch of foxing to edges page block, and mild toning to pages. Hemingway’s third novel that was based on his experiences as an ambulance driver in WWI and subsequent recovery, after being wounded by artillery fire. This copy has been beautifully bound in half leather over marbled, paper-covered boards by Mark Anderson of Panther Peak Bindery, small bindery sticker back paste-down and also with his card laid-in. A Mark Terry facsimile dust jacket has been added in case new owner would prefer jacketed version on shelf display.

Seller: Squid Ink Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell to Arms. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929, 1929.

Price: US$584.80 + shipping

Description: [Modern litrature] FIRST UK EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.350. Elegantly hand-bound in half burgundy morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching cloth sides, twin navy labels. A fine copy. Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel about a young lieutenant and an English nurse who fall in love during The Great War was brought to the screen by David O. Selznick in 1957, starring Rock Hudson and Selznick's wife Jennifer Jones Selznick. The MGM epic would be his final film production. Hanneman [A35a]. Listed in Modern Library's Top 100 Novels [1998].

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Price: US$649.77 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1929 first edition stated but spelling mistake corrected on page 66. Hardback with dustjacket. DJ is chipped at top and base of spine and to corners. Slight darkening to spine. REd cloth covered boards. Internally clean. Very good / good condition.

Seller: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929., 1929.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First British Edition. First issue. seriosu not corrected on p. 66. 8 x 5.5 inches. 350 pp. Purple cloth lettered in gilt at spine. Light dust soiling to spine-ends, top edges speckled with foxing, minor offsetting to endpapers. Jacket lightly toned and soiled, a few minor tears to the flap edges which were previously reinforced at verso with tape, leaving discoloration and faint tape residue, now reinforced at crown of spine and front flap with archival tape. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. In mylar sleeve.

Seller: Free Play Books, NEW HAVEN, CT, U.S.A.

Hemingway, Ernest. A FAREWELL TO ARMS. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: Cloth. A fine copy in very good, first state dust jacket with some small, shallow nicks along the top edge, a short tear at the toe of the upper joint, and a bit of dust- soiling to the rear panel. First British edition, corrected state of 66:28. In part because of a couple of big- budget film adaptations, arguably the most widely read of all literary American novels with WWI serving as the backdrop. MODERN MOVEMENT 60. GRISSOM A8.2.a.

Seller: William Reese Company - Literature, ABAA, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.

Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms. Jonathan Cape, 1929.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A Farewell to Arms, 1st UK edition, 2nd issue, London: Jonathan Cape, 1929, 2nd issue with 'seriosu' corrected on p. 66, contemporary previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original cloth (slight lean), dust jacket, small chips and tears at head of spine and folds,

Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands

Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London UK, 1929.

Price: US$1299.55 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A first edition, second impression of A Farewell to Arms with unclipped dust jacket. Contains the correct spelling of "serious" on page 66. Original pink cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Slight cocking of the book. Bright dust jacket with faded spine. Little wear and only minimal chipping to the spine ends. 8vo 349 pp

Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom

Hemingway, ernest. A Farewell to Arms. First British Edition, Cloth in Dust Jacket. FIRST ISSUE. Very Scarce. London, 1929. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First British Edition. Original magenta cloth, gilt titles on spine, no writing, no bookplates, near fine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with "serisou" for "serious" on page 66. In original art deco dust jacket with the price intact on the bottom of the front flap, stain on rear panel, some wear to corners, a few short closed tears, else very good plus. Very uncommon in this nice condition.

Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Jonathan Cape, London, 1929.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Description: First British edition, first issue with uncorrected error "serisou" for "serious" on page 66. 350 pp. Bound in publisher's magenta cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with dust-soiling and slight foxing to edges, subtle lean, in a Very Good unclipped (7s. 6d. net) dust jacket, worn along edges, a little soiled and scuffed, tape mends along top and bottom edges on verso. Includes two pieces of publisher's ephemera originally included with the book, an advertisement for the periodical Now & Then and one with Sinclair Lewis' novels on the front wrap.Hemingway's classic war novel, with a different, more modern dust jacket design than its American counterpart, by Lee Elliott.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.