For Whom The Bell Tolls
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing with the Scribner's "A" present on the copyright page. In its original first state dust jacket with no photograph's credit on the rear panel. Measuring approximately 8.5" x 6", with 471 numbered pages.
This book is in very good plus condition. Minor shelf wear to the original cloth boards. Previous owner's name and date on the verso of the half title page. Interior pages are clean and well preserved. The dust jacket is in very good condition. Minor wear and creasing to the extremities, most noticeable at the spine ends. Top of rear flap of dust jacket has minor visible water damage.
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is one of Hemingway's biggest literary triumphs. Written in 1939 and finished in 1940, the first edition was published in October of that year, with a print run of 75,000 copies. The novel was inspired by Hemingway's experiences as a journalist in Spain during its civil war. The plot centers on an American dynamiter who joins forces with an anti-fascist troupe to carry out the detonation of a bridge. What unfolds is a story of bravery, deception, love, and agony. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is certainly one of Ernest Hemingway's greatest novels. Were it not for the war and politics of the time, this novel would have been the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1941 - as the jurors voted unanimously in favor of the award.
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Inventory # (O12-89). Item #6851
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