A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF ‘FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS’ INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Signed book: For Whom the Bell Tolls. Later printing. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1940. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.5, 471 pages. Boldly signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black ink, “To Gene Hackley, with all best wishes always, Ernest Hemingway.” The book is in lovely condition with its original dust cover which shows signs of ware consistent with its age. The book is housed in a beautiful half leather case with gold lettering .
Ernest Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is a story about the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and reflects Hemingway’s own experiences in that conflict. The story follows Robert Jordan, an American expatriate who has joined the leftist Republican faction against the Fascist Nationalists dominating the country.