For Whom the Bell Tolls.
$1,035 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1940. First edition. Published just after the end of the Spanish Civil War, this novel is informed by Hemingway's experiences reporting on the conflict for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Many of the characters are based on real people, some semi-fictionalized, others drawn directly from life. The 1943 film adaptation, directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress. This is the first printing with a second issue jacket, indicated by Scribner's "A" on the copyright page and "Photograph by Arnold" on the rear panel. Octavo. Original pale brown cloth, spine lettered in black on red ground, front cover with facsimile signature in black, top edge brown, the rest uncut. With dust jacket. Spine rubbed and lightly toned, endpapers browned; jacket unclipped, a little loss to head of spine, extremities chipped and creased: a very good copy in like jacket.
- Year: 1940
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: hardcover
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