Lot 85
Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961). American novelist and short-story writer; winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. Book signed, being a Possible First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls, with "A" on copyright page, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940. Signed "Ernest Hemingway" on the first end page. 471 pp., hardcover, 8vo., cloth-backed boards -- beige cloth binding with black lettering on front cover and black on red lettering on spine. Very good copy with just some discoloration to the board edges and scuffing to the spine; pages are remarkably clean. Facsimile dust jacket. Widely regarded as one of Hemingway's best works, this epic novel was inspired by the writer's own experiences as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500
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