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Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 471pp.Tweed beige cloth, red spine label. Letter "A" appears on the copyright page, indicating First Edition, first printing. Hemingway's signature in blue ink on the title page. No marks or writing in the book. Toning to othe endpapers and pages, The bottom corners are worn through. The unclipped pictorial jacket has the original $2.75 price on the front flap. There are chips across the top and bottom of the spine, creases at the extremities as well. Photo of Hemingway on the rear panel (photographer's name is not present) indicating First Edition, first state jacket. This is the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia. From the collection of noted Theatre Critic Michael Feingold. Size: Octavo
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. For Whom The Bell Tolls SIGNED. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Description: Book club edition. Signed by Hemingway on title page. Measuring approximately 8.5" x 6" with 471 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine. Moderate scuffing to all edges of boards. Discoloration at the bottom end of spine. Previous owners book plate on front pastedown. Authors signature on title page. Dust jacket is in fair condition. Heavy chipping to both ends of spine and around edges of jacket. Moderate sunning to entire jacket. Book club edition stated on bottom of front flap. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is one of Hemingway's biggest literary triumphs. Written in 1939 and finished in 1940, the first edition was published in October of that year, with a print run of 75,000 copies. The novel was inspired by Hemingway's experiences as a journalist in Spain during its civil war. The plot centers on an American dynamiter who joins forces with an anti-fascist troupe to carry out the detonation of a bridge. What unfolds is a story of bravery, deception, love, and agony. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is certainly one of Ernest Hemingway's greatest novels. Were it not for the war and politics of the time, this novel would have been the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1941 - as the jurors voted unanimously in favor of the award. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (O2-15).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest.. For Whom the Bell Tolls.. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Grissom A.17.1.a. Later Issue without Scribner's "A" on copyright page. A Near Fine copy in calico grain cloth stamped in black and red at spine, pale brown topstain. Very mild toning to spine. Endpapers offset as typically. First Issue Dustwrapper (without photographer's name) in black, red, pale blue and white dustwrapper, price-clipped, unfaded, with minor restoration to extremities. This copy SIGNED by Hemingway, diagonally across the first blank page after the free front endpaper, no inscription. 471pp. Basis for adaptation [Paramount, 1943, with Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff]. Difficult now to find signed copies of the first edition. Q15902
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940.
Price: US$7800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, early printing of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingwayâs best works. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ernest Hemingway. Near fine in an excellent near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer's name to the rear panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed by Hemingway. For Whom the Bell Tolls combines two of Hemingway's recurring obsessions: war and personal honor. "This is the best book Ernest Hemingway has written, the fullest, the deepest, the truest. It will, I think, be one of the major novels of American literature Hemingway has struck universal chords, and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). It was the basis for the 1943 film directed by Sam Wood, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress; however, only the Greek actress Katina Paxinou won an Oscar for her portrayal of Pilar.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
Price: US$7995.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed by author Ernest Hemingway on first blank (following endpaper). Hemingway's signature is crisp, clear, and authentic. First edition, first printing of book ('A' on copyright page); and first issue jacket (omitting photographer's name) complete with $2.75 price. [10], 471 pp Hanneman A18A. The jacket is pristine and crisp, having ony the slightest hints of wear to edges and a faint pencil price on the flap. The book itself is near fine,having only slight darkening to the spine and the usual offset to endpapers. According to Hanneman 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is the most popular of all of Hemingway's works.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED first edition, with 1940 on title and copyright page and Scribner's "A". Book fine. Dust jacket very good, couple of tears and some wear. Housed in a custom-made fold-out case.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.. For Whom the Bell Tolls.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Description: 471 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box. First edition, in the first state of the dust jacket. Some of the usual abrasion to the red on the spine, else a fresh, unworn copy. There is a little darkening to the pastedowns. The dust jacket has a little use to the edges, and the blue on the backstrip is very slightly faded. Inscribed and signed on the front free endpaper "with all best wishes" by Ernest Hemingway.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Ernest Hemingway on a bank check laid into the book. This original dustjacket has the printed $2.75 price present with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with slight wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.