1940 Ernest Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls Book Club Edition Vintage Hardback
Description and Item Information
Up for sale is this 1940 Book Club Edition of For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. Please excuse any glare in the photos. This hardcover book has its original dust jacket, as shown. The book's cover is burgundy. The book measures approximately 8 1/4 inches by 5 3/4 inches by 1 inch and it has 410 numbered pages. The exterior of the tops of the pages have cut edges, with a yellow finish. The exteriors of the long sides of the pages have a rough cut, deckle edge. The book weighs 1 pound 0.4 ounce, unpacked. This would be a good addition to a collection of vintage books.
Identification
This book is titled, For Whom the Bell Tolls. It was written by Ernest Hemingway. The book was published by The Blakiston Company of Philadelphia, with a copyright date of 1940. The dust jacket indicates that this is a Book Club Edition, but I do not see this notation anywhere on the book itself. The hard cover has some
Condition
The dust jacket has rips, creases, and minor soiling. Inside the dust jacket, someone applied a small, red and white sticker. The dust jacket and the book have no water stains. There are a few small, whitish spots to the hard cover, and there is minor creasing and edge denting to this cover. There are small areas to the corners and spine where the burgundy finish is worn off. The interior bindings have no separations/splits. The page edges have minor wear and marks. The deckled edges have minor creasing. I did not examine each and every page, but I found no writing when I flipped through the pages. There are no cigarette or pet odors. Please review the description and photos, and ask any necessary questions prior to bidding or buying.
Terms of Sale
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