A FAREWELL TO ARMS.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1929.
Hardcover. Hemingway, Ernest.
A FAREWELL TO ARMS.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1929.
Hanneman A8d. Black cloth, 7¼" × 5¼", with the distinctive red decorative border on the title page and the embossed Grosset emblem on the upper cover. Printed red paper labels appear on both the front board and spine; deep dark red top-stain. A slight bump to the head of the spine, else a superb, truly stunning copy. Neat contemporary name on the front free endpaper. The rare “correct silver, black and red” dustwrapper shows only the faintest touch of archival restoration—far better than typically found.
This 1929 Grosset & Dunlap issue is far scarcer than the true first trade edition (Hanneman A8a). Almost all Grosset reprints are miscatalogued and are actually much later—and noticeably taller—printings (approx. 5¾" × 8½"). This example is the Grosset & Dunlap issue from their “Novels of Distinction” series.
Grosset’s Novels of Distinction volumes were produced with unusually high-quality cloth bindings. The dust-jacket flaps typically list the then-current titles in the series. The rear jacket panel carries a Hemingway biography and photograph along with a contemporary review of the novel. A special series logo is blind-stamped on the front board and repeated on the jacket spine as can be seen here.
An excellent and exceptionally rare copy, especially in the proper dustwrapper.
Item #34239 Price: US$2,250.00