For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway First Edition 1940 "A" in Facs

First editions of one of Hemingway's most enduring novels in facsimile jackets, so priced at about 10% of what you would expect to pay for an example in a real jacket. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Hardcover First Edition - First Printing (presence of "A" on the title page") Charles Scribner's Sons 1940 471 pages in original oatmeal/tan cloth. Original jacket not present but a Facsimile Dust Jacket is provided. (In the present condition, if this copy had a near fine original dust jacket, the price would be about $1500+.) Near Fine+ in Fine Facsimile Dust Jacket An overall nice copy (without the original dust jacket), clean and very presentable. The only shortcomings include some dark staining to the text-block edge at the top and upper right-hand side but does not affect the inner pages, signature and bookplate present on front end-paper, and typical age-toning to the pages but overall pretty nice. Else this copy grades at nearly fine. This is a nice alternative to the first edition/first printing in original dust jacket which typically fetches $1000 to $2000 in near fine condition in like dust jacket. I've seen some copies offered at $2500 and some signed copies offered at $10,000+. Made into a film starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman in 1942. NOTE on Edition : For Whom the Bell Tolls is one of about four or five novels by Ernest Hemingway regarded as his literary masterpieces, along with The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea. The first printing of 1940 had a hefty run of about 75,000 copies but remains in the top 50 most-sought after first editions of American literature of the 20th century, excluding genre fiction. The novel had been selected to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1941 but then President of Columbia University persuaded the Pulitzer jury not to give the award to Hemingway because he found the novel offensive. As a result, there was no award given in 1941 for books published in 1940. "The Trees" by Conrad Richter and "The Ox-Bow Incident" by Walter Van Tiburg Clark were also viable contenders. NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers. ALSO: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. (The pictures are NOT stock photos.) IMPORTANT NOTE : All sales are generally FINAL. I do NOT accept returns because of buyer's remorse, "it was a gift but the recipient already had it", or "I found the same book at a better price". These are not new items, and each item is priced based on condition and current availability. Returns are only accepted because of discrepancies regarding edition and/or condition of which I try to be very thorough in researching the edition/printing as well as describing ALL condition issues. So make sure you're 100% positive you desire one of my items before making a purchase. 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