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Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

8vo. Publisher's black cloth with gold paper labels, lettered and ruled in black, on the upper cover and spine; original pictorial dust jacket featuring an illustration by "Cleon" on the front panel, and the front flap blurb with the name of the heroine, Catherine Barkley, misspelled "Katharine Barclay;" chemise and slipcase.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with printer's device and no other publication dates to copyright page and the dedication "To G. A. Pfeiffer" without the legal disclaimer on the verso.

Condition: A few very slight bumps to cloth; booklabel to rear pastedown. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$2.50"); some edgewear with a few chips and short tears; spine lightly sunned; some scuffing and rubbing.

References: Hanneman A8a.

Provenance: Charles Edward Willock, junior (bookplate).


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December, 2025
15th Monday
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Sold on Dec 15, 2025 for: $4,000.00
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