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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899–1961). A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929. 8vo. Publisher’s black cloth with gilt printed labels to upper cover and spine; original FIRST ISSUE dust jacket with “$2.50” price and “Katherine Barclay” misspelled for Catherine Barclay on front flap (a bit of dampstaining to upper edges of panels, tiny sellotape repairs to short edge tears along verso of jacket, light dust soiling to panels). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with Scribner’s seal on copyright and without legal disclaimer on p. [x]. One of the most important books in twentieth century literature and is considered to be the best novel to emerge from World War I. Hanneman A8a.