Ernest Hemingway. First edition, first printing. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Very Good in a Good unclipped dust jacket, housed in a mylar wrapper. Original price $2.75 on inside flap and with no photographer credit on rear jacket. No writing, markings or ex Libris found in the book, 471 pp.
A powerful classic of 20th-century literature, For Whom the Bell Tolls follows American dynamiter Robert Jordan as he joins a band of anti-fascist guerrillas during the Spanish Civil War. Written with Hemingway’s signature economy and emotional depth, the novel explores love, honor, and the brutal cost of war.
First Printing Information:
For Whom the Bell Tolls was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons on October 21, 1940.
The first printing consisted of approximately 75,000 copies, an unusually large number for a first edition at the time, reflecting Hemingway’s immense popularity.
First Edition Points:
To identify a true first printing:
Scribner’s “A” on the copyright page indicating a first printing.
No mention of later printings.
The dust jacket has the price $2.75 on the front flap and no photo credit on the rear panel, which features a photo of Hemingway.
