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Lot 108

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. Original publisher?s black cloth with printed gold labels to upper cover and spine (some toning to spine label); original FIRST ISSUE dust jacket with ?$2.50? price and ?Katharine Barclay? misspelled for Catherine Barkley on front flap (some tiny chips to spine extremes, light toning). Provenance: Ray and Irma Hansen (bookplate pasted over another). 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.