HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. London: Jonathan Cape. 1929. 8vo. First edition, first printing, second issue, with 'serious' corrected on page 66. Publisher’s magenta cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the striking dust jacket designed by Theyre Lee Elliott, a later example, correctly priced at 7s 6d net at front flap, but with a wider front flap incorporating reviews from The Times and Arnold Bennett in the Evening Standard. A very good copy indeed, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and very marginally rolled, the top edge dust-marked. The contents clean and bright throughout without stamps or inscriptions. The dust jacket unclipped, complete, gently nicked around the spine tips and corners, some light marks to the white sections of the busy front panel and rear panel, but a sharp example and uncommon as such.
The first British edition of one of Papa’s best works—Fiesta remains this cataloguer’s choice. In the marvellous jacket by Lee Elliott, who produced several similar designs for publishers Cape.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. London: Jonathan Cape. 1929. 8vo. First edition, first printing, second issue, with 'serious' corrected on page 66. Publisher’s magenta cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the striking dust jacket designed by Theyre Lee Elliott, a later example, correctly priced at 7s 6d net at front flap, but with a wider front flap incorporating reviews from The Times and Arnold Bennett in the Evening Standard. A very good copy indeed, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and very marginally rolled, the top edge dust-marked. The contents clean and bright throughout without stamps or inscriptions. The dust jacket unclipped, complete, gently nicked around the spine tips and corners, some light marks to the white sections of the busy front panel and rear panel, but a sharp example and uncommon as such.
The first British edition of one of Papa’s best works—Fiesta remains this cataloguer’s choice. In the marvellous jacket by Lee Elliott, who produced several similar designs for publishers Cape.
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