{"product_id":"a-farewell-to-arms-19","title":"A Farewell to Arms","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnest Hemingway. First U.S. edition, first printing. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. Unclipped dust jacket (in a mylar wrapper) in Good+ condition. Top section of the spine is missing from jacket. Two to three small tears at top\/bottom of the front jacket. Has ex libris (Grant Smith) pasted on inside front cover. Hardcover in Very Good condition. Jacket design by the great “Cleon”. \u003cspan\u003eNo \"A\" denoting first edition b\/c the book was published by Scribner prior to 1930. Also lacks the legal disclaimer on page x. This true first edition and first state dust jacket were married.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition was assessed by Heritage Auction House (May 2026) in the $1500-$2500 range. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe iconic dust jacket for the first U.S. edition of A Farewell to Arms (1929) was designed by artist and illustrator Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, who often signed her work simply as “Cleon.” \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatharine Barclay” is misspelled on inside, front jacket. Correct spelling is Catherine Barkley. This shows it’s a first state dust jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was Hemingway's fourth book, following Men Without Women.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50985203695849,"sku":"BTB01561","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1749\/0665\/files\/E6F914E4-1DDA-4931-80C4-283A413F2832.jpg?v=1778361527","url":"https:\/\/burningtreebookshop.com\/zh\/products\/a-farewell-to-arms-19","provider":"Burning Tree Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}