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Hemingway, Ernest
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
- paper, ink
8vo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.; 210 x 143 mm). Publisher's nubby beige cloth, spine stamped in red and lettered in black, Hemingway's signature stamped in black on upper cover; spine rubbed, endpapers partially browned, light crease to front free endpaper.
Literature
Hanneman A18
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITION, LATER ISSUE. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HEMINGWAY AND MARTHA GELLHORN. Hemingway has inscribed the front free endpaper, "For Muriel and Allen Johnson, with all best wishes, Ernest Hemingway." Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's third wife and the dedicatee of this novel, has inscribed the dedication leaf below the printed dedication ("This book is for Martha Gellhorn"), "and also for Missy and Johnny, with love from Mrs. Hemingstein."
AN UNUSUAL DOUBLE PRESENTATION COPY ERNEST HEMINGWAY AND MARTHA GELLHORN.