Ernest Hemingway
358 copies for sale · $20–$135,000 · 136 first editions · 11 signed
Notable copies for sale
A Farewell to Arms Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$8,500
A FAREWELL TO ARMS (first edition, signed, 1929) — Biblio$135,000
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (first edition, signed, 1940) — Biblio$45,000
THE GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA (first edition, signed, 1935) — Biblio$22,500
In einem andern Land A Farewell to Arms (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$6,500
THE SUN ALSO RISES; Signed Easton Press (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$1,498
To Have and Have Not (first edition, 1937) — Biblio$1,000
The Sun Also Rises (first edition, 1926) — Biblio$34,000
To Have and Have Not (first edition, 1937) — Biblio$1,000
The Little Review Vol IX, Number 3 In Our Time (first edition, 1923) — Biblio$1,000
Winner Take Nothing (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$85
Men Without Women (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$30,000
What these are worth
Across the River and Into the Trees (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Death in the Afternoon (first edition, first printing, 1932)3 copies from 3 sellers
In Our Time5 copies from 4 sellers
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA (first edition, first printing)3 copies from 3 sellers
The Torrents of Spring7 copies from 3 sellers
Three Stories & Ten Poems (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Three Stories & Ten Poems (first edition, 1923)6 copies from 6 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
A FAREWELL TO ARMS21 copies · $31–$8,987
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS20 copies · €35–€2,648
A MOVEABLE FEAST17 copies · £53–£668
OLD MAN AND THE SEA16 copies · $40–$4,500
THE SUN ALSO RISES15 copies · $43–$273
A FAREWELL To ARMS7 copies · $40–$22,000
Winner Take Nothing7 copies · £475–£7,500
THE GARDEN OF EDEN6 copies · $40–$198
DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON5 copies · $90–$9,797
A Farewell to Arms5 copies · £650–£5,500
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT5 copies · $53–$3,494
Men Without Women4 copies · £375–£30,000
GREEN HILLS OF AFRICA4 copies · $250–$22,500
In Our Time4 copies · $800–$4,000
ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES4 copies · $758–$1,253
THE SUN ALSO RISES; Easton Press4 copies · $393–$396
THE DANGEROUS SUMMER4 copies · $31–$348
TRUE AT FIRST LIGHT; A Fictional Memoir4 copies · $128–$153
THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY4 copies · $53–$78
THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO AND OTHER STORIES4 copies · $38–$73
Market context
200 copies of Ernest Hemingway's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $59 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
For Whom the Bell Tolls, first English edition, 1941; and another by the same (2) (forum, 2026-09-03)£360
A Farewell to Arms, 1st UK edition, 1929, and 8 others including Virginia Woolf (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£850
A Moveable Feast, first English edition, 1964; and 4 others, mostly American literature (5 (forum, 2026-07-02)£220
The Old Man and the Sea, first English edition, 1952; and another (2) (forum, 2026-07-02)£380
In Our Time, 1st edition, 1st printing, New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£850
For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1st UK edition, 1941 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£190
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