A Farewell to Arms, 1929 First Edition ~ Ernest Hemingway

Description: “Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again.""Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?""Yes. I want to ruin you.""Good," I said. "That's what I want too.” Here we offer the first retail edition, stated sixth printing, of the classic, canonical US novel, A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, published by Scribner's in 1929. It does not bear the legal disclaimer on the verso of the dedication, which indicates first state. The book's celebrated editor, Maxwell Perkins, (Gatsby, Look Homeward Angel, Sun Also Rises, Yearling, etc...) wanted to broaden the appeal of the marketing to women, so he assigned the dust jacket artwork to artist Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, who produced a very successful "Venus and Mars" design. This book comes wrapped in the highest quality remastered facsimile of that first retail edition dust jacket that you can only get here, printed on coated heavyweight bond. The polymer coating on the paper ensures the brightest colors and sharpest prints, as the ink sits atop the paper rather than being absorbed into the fibers. Worn, marked boards (please see pics). Uninscribed, intact endpapers. Excellent hinges. Binding is very tight and square; text is very clean, bright, and crisp. Dust jacket comes sleeved in ph-neutral mylar, ready to slip into your collection. 355 pages. The book measures approximately 7.75 x 5.75-inches.This iconic first will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a special gift. This title has on various occasions been banned, and it was burned in the Nazi bonfires. To see our entire shelf of banned books, please click HERE. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Please click HERE to see the other Hemingway classics we offer!** Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? We gladly combine shipping and refund the shipping overpayment, so please check out our other items! -- other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts!** Thank you for your interest! ***Priority shipping options are available at checkout!***

Price: 299.95 USD

Location: Bronx, New York

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