For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway, Ernest - 1940

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. Fine/Very Good +. A Fine copy of the book with a small owner's address label on the front paste-down. In a Very Good+ dust jacket with some short tears on the rear panel and wear at the crown, but without any of the fading to the spine, which seems to plague this title. Hemingway's captivating story of an American demolitions expert joining a band of rebels during the Spanish Civil War. Based in part on Hemingway's first-hand experiences in Spain during the 1936 - 1939 civil war. "'For Whom the Bell Tolls' is a tremendous piece of work. It is the most moving document to date on the Spanish Civil War, and the first major novel of the Second World War." (Contemporary NY Times Book Review). Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.