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HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. A Farewell to Arms. 8vo, publisher's black cloth with gold paper labels; moisture stain to top edges extended faintly into interior margins; first state unclipped dust jacket reading "Katharine Barclay" on front flap, dampstaining to portions of front, spine, and back panels, edgewear with a few small chips not affecting letters, folds rubbed; author photograph mounted to front pastedown. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929
first trade edition, first issue, in unrestored jacket. presentation copy inscribed by hemingway on the front flyleaf: "To C.G. Fox Esq. / with all best wishes / Ernest Hemingway / Key West / 1930." The mounted author photograph shows Hemingway on fishing boat with a recently landed barracuda, and is initialed "EH" likely in his hand. Hanneman A8a; Connolly, 60.
