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Lot 428

HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899?1961). A Farewell to Arms. New York...

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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899?1961). A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner?s Sons, 1929. 8vo. Publisher?s black cloth with gilt printed labels to upper cover and spine; original FIRST ISSUE dust jacket with ?$2.50? price and ?Katherine Barclay? misspelled for Catherine Barclay on front flap (few tiny spots of marring or staining to panels, extremities a bit toned, negligible chipping at extreme ends); folding cloth box with morocco spine label gilt. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with Scribner?s seal on copyright and without legal disclaimer on p. [x]. One of the most important books in twentieth century literature and is considered to be the best novel to emerge from World War I. Hanneman A8a.