For Whom the Bell Tolls ~ Hemingway ~ 1st/1st 1st State

For Whom the Bell Tolls :

by Ernest Hemingway

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1940. First Edition / First Printing / First State. Scribner's "A" is on the copyright page. The dust jacket is correctly priced at $2.75. There is no photographer's credit on the rear panel of the dust jacket. {ref: Hanneman A18a}. The True First Edition. Of the 75,000 first editions printed only 10,550 were the first state. Book Condition: Very Good+, tan cloth with black lettering, book is tight and square, mild rubbing at the spine, previus owner's inscription at the front endpaper, previous bookseller's small logo at the front endpaper, clean pages, spine a little loose, book has been well read. Dust jacket Condition: Good+, wrapped in a new clean removable mylar cover, first state jacket with no photographer's credit at the rear panel, jacket correctly priced at $2.75, chipping at the dust jacket spine, closed tear at the rear panel, paper loss along the rear panel meeting the rear flap, shelf wear at the edges.

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