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Rare Books, Americana, Silver & Advertising

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 02:00PM EST
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Bidding is now open for our Rare Books, Americana, Silver & Advertising auction, Day 3 of our three-day December sale, featuring first edition books, sterling flatware and hollowware, stoneware, lighting, and vintage advertising signs and thermometers. Highlights include a 1925 first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," a signed original "Lady and the Tramp" cel and a 146 piece Reed & Barton "Francis I" sterling service, alongside pieces by Charles Dickens, Arthur Rackham, Tiffany & Co. and Georg Jensen, and more. Auction is Thursday, December 3rd at 1 PM CST. Local pickup is December 7th, 8th and 9th from 1 to 5 PM at 5263 Edina Industrial Blvd, Edina, MN. Shipping is available on all lots.
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Lot 604

Ernest Hemingway, "For Whom The Bell Tolls", 1940 1st Ed. Book

Estimate: $50 - $100
Starting Bid
$25

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$250 $25
$1,000 $50
$2,000 $100
$4,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Title: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York

Date: 1940

Edition: First Edition, First Printing "A" on reverse side of title page

 

Dimensions: 6" Wide x 8 1/2" Tall x 1 1/2" Deep

 

Condition: Wear and aging to the covers and spine. No dust jacket included. The first page is torn out. Binding is intact, but fragile. Toning throughout the pages and areas of foxing scattered throughout the pages. Please see images for details.

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