First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom The Bell Tolls; Signed by Him
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Hemingway, Ernest.
Item Number: 85415
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition, early printing of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ernest Hemingway on the page following the front free endpaper. Fine in a excellent near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed by Hemingway.
For Whom the Bell Tolls combines two of the author'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).
Other Books by this Author
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"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
Hemingway, Ernest.
The Old Man and the Sea.
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1952.
First edition of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the spine of the crown. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels.
Price: $1,500.00
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"I own one copy of Three Stories and Ten Poems and would be very happy if it became valuable": Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Excerpt
Hemingway, Ernest .
Ernest Hemingway Autograph Letter Excerpt Signed.
Chicago: The Walden Book Shop, 1930.
Rare letter excerpt boldly signed by Ernest Hemingway. Published by the Walden Book Shop in 1930, the introduction begins "The following notes are excerpts from a Hemingway letter in answer to questions concerning editions and numbers of copies." It goes on to provide a long italicized quote from the letter in which Hemingway describes the printings of his early books from Three Stories and Ten Poems through the forthcoming Men Without Women (1927). The quote reads, in part: “…The books have been Three Stories and Ten Poems, Contact Press, 1953-350 copies out of print, In Our Times, Three Mountains Press, 1924, 150, I think…They claim to be issuing a new edition. Then Scribners published The Torrents of Spring in the spring of 1926 in an unrestrained edition and The Sun Also Rises came out in the same year with, I believe an attempt made to print and sell as many as possible…I own one copy of Three Stories and Ten Poems and would be very happy if it became valuable in order that I might have something to leave to my children.” Signed by Hemingway in he lower right corner of the pamphlet. In fine condition. Double matted and framed with a portrait of Hemingway. The entire piece measures 26 inches by 17 inches. An exceptional example.
Price: $8,200.00
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"I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce": First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees
Hemingway, Ernest.
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950.
First edition of Ernest Hemingway’s first novel since For Whom the Bell Tolls. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a a near fine first state dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Bookplate. Jacket design by A. Ivancich. Jacket photograph by Paul Radkai.
Price: $300.00
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“Any man's life, told truly, is a novel": Finely Bound Example of Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon
Hemingway, Ernest.
Death in the Afternoon.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963.
Octavo, finely bound in full morocco by Bayntun Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In very good condition. Later printing of Hemingway’s early work on bullfighting. With eighty-one photographs.
Price: $600.00
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“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet": Finely Bound First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not
Hemingway, Ernest.
To Have and Have Not.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937.
First edition of Hemingway’s classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, bound in full brown morocco, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,200.00
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“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not
Hemingway, Ernest.
To Have and Have Not.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937.
First edition of Hemingway’s classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in an very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Neely. Photograph of Hemingway on the rear panel of the dust jacket by Joris Ivens taken in Spain. A nice example.
Price: $1,600.00
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"Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again": Signed Limited Edition Of Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms
Hemingway, Ernest.
A Farewell To Arms.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
Signed limited first edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original white parchment over green boards. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway, this is number 67. Fine in the original slipcase which is in very good condition. An exceptional example, scarce in this condition.
Price: $12,500.00
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“Listen," I told him. "Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet": Finely Bound First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not
Hemingway, Ernest.
To Have and Have Not.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937.
First edition of Hemingway’s classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love. Octavo, bound in full brown morocco, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00
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Rare First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's First Book Three Stories and Ten Poems; One of an Edition of Only 300
Hemingway, Ernest.
Three Stories & Ten Poems.
Paris: Contact Publishing Company, 1923.
First edition, one of only 300 published. Small octavo, original blue-gray wrappers as issued. In very good condition, with some wear to the extremities, Shakespeare and Company/Sylvia Beach bookseller’s label tipped to rear; a completely unrestored example. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $35,000.00
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, In The Rare Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
Hemingway, Ernest.
The Sun Also Rises.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, first issue of the first printing, with the misprint (“stoppped”) on page 181 line 26, in the first issue dust jacket with the misprint on the front panel (“In Our Times” vs. “In Our Time”). Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket without any restoration. The Annette Campbell-White copy brought $120,000 at Sotheby’s in 2007. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $75,000.00
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“You may not believe this. No one believes this, but it is true": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing
Hemingway, Ernest.
Winner Take Nothing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933.
First edition of Hemingway’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. A very nice example.
Price: $1,800.00
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“You may not believe this. No one believes this, but it is true": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing
Hemingway, Ernest.
Winner Take Nothing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933.
First edition of Hemingway’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear. A nice example.
Price: $1,400.00
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"I would take anything I love and throw it off the highest cliff you ever saw and not wait to hear it bounce": First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees
Hemingway, Ernest.
Across the River and Into the Trees.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950.
First edition of Ernest Hemingway’s first novel since For Whom the Bell Tolls. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in an very good first state dust jacket with chipping to the rear panel and extremities. Bookplate. Jacket design by A. Ivancich. Jacket photograph by Paul Radkai.
Price: $300.00
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"Where A Man Feels At Home, Outside Of Where He’s Born, Is Where He’s Meant To Go": First Edition Of Green Hills Of Africa
Hemingway, Ernest.
Green Hills of Africa.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
First edition of Hemingway’s second work of nonfiction, an account of a month on safari he and his wife took in East Africa during December 1933. Octavo, original green cloth, decorations by Edward Shenton. Contemporary bookplate to the pastedown, near fine in a bright near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. A very nice example.
Price: $2,200.00
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"There's no one thing that's true. It's all true": First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls in the Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
Hemingway, Ernest.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition with the Scribners A of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name on the rear panel, with a touch of rubbing and a closed tear to the rear panel. A very nice example.
Price: $1,800.00
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"There's no one thing that's true. It's all true": First Edition of For Whom The Bell Tolls in the Original First-Issue Dust Jacket
Hemingway, Ernest.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition with the Scribners A of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a very good first issue dust jacket without the photographer’s name on the rear panel, with some rubbing and wear to the extremities.
Price: $850.00
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"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
Hemingway, Ernest.
The Old Man and the Sea.
New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1952.
First edition of Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and one of his most famous works. Octavo, original blue cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Photograph of Hemingway by Lee Samuels. A very nice example.
Price: $2,200.00
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First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom The Bell Tolls; Inscribed by Him To Helena Guest
Hemingway, Ernest.
For Whom The Bell Tolls.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First edition of the novel that is regarded as one of Hemingway’s best works. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Helena Guest Wishing her all good luck always Ernest Hemingway.” The recipient, Helena Guest was the first wife of the Anglo-American polo star and Hemingway close friend, Winston Guest. The pair divorced in 1944 and his second wedding, to the inimitable socialite C.Z. Guest, was held at Hemingway’s Cuba home with the author acting as best man. Fine in a fine first issue dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A nice association.
Price: $15,000.00
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“I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it” First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises
Hemingway, Ernest.
The Sun Also Rises.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, first issue of the first printing, with the misprint (“stoppped”) on page 181 line 26. Octavo, original black cloth. In near fine condition, with a touch of rubbing to the extremities. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00
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"Where A Man Feels At Home, Outside Of Where He’s Born, Is Where He’s Meant To Go": First Edition Of Green Hills Of Africa; Inscribed By Hemingway
Hemingway, Ernest.
Green Hills of Africa.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
First edition of Hemingway’s second work of nonfiction, an account of a month on safari he and his wife took in East Africa during December 1933. Octavo, original green cloth, decorations by Edward Shenton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gweneth P. Beam wishing her plenty of luck Ernest Hemingway.” The recipient was a secretary at Scribners at the time of publication when Hemingway inscribed this copy to her. Some light fading to the cloth as usual in a bright near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example.
Price: $18,500.00
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"This is how Paris was in the early days when we were very poor and very happy": First Edition of Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast
Hemingway, Ernest.
A Moveable Feast.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964.
First edition with “A-3.64[H]” present on copyright page. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. Jacket painting of Pont Neuf, Paris by Hildegard Rath.
Price: $450.00
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