[Rarebooks] FS: Spectacular copy of Hemingway's only signed limited edition

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Tue Nov 3 15:51:28 EST 2009


HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A FAREWELL TO ARMS. New York: Charles Scribner's 
Sons, 1929. First Edition. Original vellum spine and green boards with 
vellum tips. Copy #48 of 510 SIGNED by the author, Hemingway's only 
signed and limited edition. An absolutely gorgeous copy, the boards and 
the vellum both sparkling fresh with the black leather label completely 
intact and bright. Housed in a new and attractive facsimile slipcase on 
which the original limitation label has been mounted. Laid in are 
receipts for purchase of this book from 1932 (private purchase for five 
dollars) and 1984 (Goodspeed's). A beautiful, Fine copy of this 
desirable book.                                   $15,000.00	


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