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Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell To Arms.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$7200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, early printing (November 1929) of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To W. Ghow wishing him all good luck Ernest Hemingway." In very good condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed. Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefieldweary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertionthis gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. It is the basis for the 1932 film bearing the same name directed by Frank Borzage and starring Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, and Adolphe Menjou.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. A FAREWELL TO ARMS [Signed]. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 355 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's half vellum over green cloth board with black gilt morocco lettering label on spine. Housed in later, some mild rubbing and toning to slipcase. "#529" written on spine of slipcase. Light rubbing to spine and corners of boards, light soiling to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. Interior with moderate consistent foxing and finger-staining. Limited Edition, one of 510 signed copies, this being number 165, signed by Hemingway. Hemingway signature offset onto half-title. Shelved in Case 3. The only signed, limited edition of any of Hemingway's works. Derived in part on Hemingway's experiences in Italy during World War I, the character of Catherine Barkley was based on a nurse who cared for him when he was wounded serving as an ambulance driver at the front. They had planned to marry, but she ultimately rejected his proposal when he returned to the United States. While not as strictly autobiographical as The Sun Also Rises, Farewell to Arms continued Hemingway's practice of blending real, lived experience with fiction: a significant inspiration for the novel was a collection of wartime correspondence between a friend (Frederic Agate) and his wife. References: Hanneman A8b. 1371304. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed limited edition, #82 of 510 in new clamshell box with period design interior paper lining , deckle edge paper, new leather spine label made to match the original, stain on the second endpaper where a chip of the old spine label rested for years. Vellum spine is lightly evenly soiled. Hemingway's signature is bold and clear. ; Scans available on request ; Signed by Author
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A FAREWELL TO ARMS. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$18750.00 + shipping
Description: Original vellum spine and green boards with vellum tips. Copy #48 of 510 SIGNED by the author, Hemingway's only signed and limited edition. An absolutely gorgeous copy, the boards and the vellum both sparkling fresh with the black leather label completely intact and bright. Housed in a new and attractive slipcase reproducing the original and on which the original limitation label has been mounted. Laid in are receipts for purchase of this book from 1932 (private purchase for five dollars) and 1984 (Goodspeed's). A beautiful, Fine copy of this desirable book in an attractive new slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.. A Farewell to Arms.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929, 1929.
Price: US$19294.16 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, signed limited issue, number 33 of 510 copies printed on large paper and signed by the author. This was Hemingway's only signed limited edition, of which 500 copies were made available for sale simultaneously with the trade issue on 27 September 1929. Grissom A.8.1.a2; Hanneman A8b. Octavo. Original half japon, black morocco spine label, blue-green paper sides and endpapers, leaves unopened. Housed in the publisher's leaf-patterned slipcase with printed and hand-numbered red label; additionally housed in a custom grey quarter morocco solander box. Title page printed in black and green. Bookplate of Edward Scher. Spine ends bumped, light tanning to japon, internally fresh; slipcase a little rubbed and worn, remaining sound: a near-fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$20000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, limited issue. Copy #167 of a limited 510, signed by Ernest Hemingway on the limitation page. [x], 355 pp. Bound in publisher's pale green paper covered boards over vellum spine, black leather title label to spine stamped in gilt, housed in publisher's leaf-patterned slipcase with red title label to front panel with matching number. Near Fine with toning to boards, slight darkening to spine vellum, residue from removed bookplate on paste down, in Near Fine slipcase, lightly edge-worn. An attractive copy of the only signed limited edition ever issued of Hemingway's work. Hanneman 8B.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$20500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Number 244 of 510 copies of the signed, limited edition, printed on large paper. Available simultaneously with the trade edition. Original half japon, over paper boards, black morocco spine label. Spine head bumped, small skinning to head of spine label, binding faintly toned. Slight rubbing and wear to slipcase. Housed in the publisher's leaf-patterned slipcase, and additionally housed in a custom yellow morocco clamshell. "Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old, and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from WWI, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front, and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield, this gripping, semi-autobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Hemingway famously rewrote the ending to the novel 39 times to get the words right. The result is what the Washington Times called 'a towering ornament of American literature'" (Hemingway Library). Grissom A.8.1.a2; Hanneman A8b. Near Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$22000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, limited issue. Copy #398 of a limited 510, signed by Ernest Hemingway on the limitation page. Publisher's pale green paper covered boards over vellum spine, black leather title label to spine stamped in gilt, in publisher's leaf-patterned slip case with red title label to front panel with matching number. Near Fine with slight toning to binding, light soiling and wear to spine, several small nicks to the bottom edge. In Near Fine publisher's original slipcase with light rubbing and light toning. A beautiful copy of the only signed limited edition ever issued of Hemingway's work. Hanneman 8B.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$27500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, limited to 510 copies, of which this is number 497, and SIGNED by the author. A superlative copy bound in the original Publisher's half-vellum over light blue paper-covered boards, with leather spine label titles in gilt. The book is in excellent condition with the text unopened and UNREAD. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A fabulous copy SIGNED by Ernest Hemingway on the limitation page. Includes the original patterned paper slipcase with red label at front, that is hand-numbered 497 that matches the number in the book.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell To Arms.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929.
Price: US$40000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "To Eleanor Havre from her friend Ernest Hemingway Paris October 18 1929." Near fine in a very good first state dust jacket with the misspelling "Katharine Barclay" in the blurb on the front flap. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefieldweary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertionthis gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. It is the basis for the 1932 film bearing the same name directed by Frank Borzage and starring Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, and Adolphe Menjou.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
Price: US$43500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HEMINGWAY, Ernest: AN EXTRAORDINARY SIGNED HEMINGWAY RARITY. One of only 10 copies intended solely for his own private distribution of A Farewell to Arms. His first bestseller, this copy of Arms from the library of Owen Wister Jr., the father of Western fiction, author of the bestselling 1902 novel The Virginian. Hemingway held Wister in high regard, describing Wister s stories as a lesson to our generation in how to write, to his editor Maxwell Perkins. Arguably Hemingway s greatest work, A Farewell to Arms is the only Hemingway work issued in a signed limited edition. Five hundred copies were numbered and sold to the public. This is one of the ten unnumbered copies intended only for Papa s personal sharing. 8vo (222 x 146 mm). Full crushed blue morocco, covers twice ruled in gilt with gilt cornerpieces, upper cover reproducing the original design of the first trade edition dust jacket of this title by Cleon (1895-1979) in various color morocco onlays and gilt-work, flat spine lettered in white and blazing orange with a single vertical gilt filet and small gilt devices, edges gilt, hand-marbled endpapers, turn ins gilt, GILT STAMP-SIGNED BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE. Positively Sumptuous. We see no other such copy available for decades past. Book #vP1453. $43,500. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand and other legends and landmarks of lifetimes.
Seller: PEN ULTIMATE RARE BOOKS, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.