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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket. Brown topstain with a scuff near the spine, otherwise a clean, fresh copy. First state jacket (with no publisher credit) without fading or toning to the spine. Some discoloration to the front panel, from what looks like an ink or coffee splash. Slight chipping near the front lower corner. A copy that presents well overall. Set near Segovia, Spain in 1937, the novel "tells the story of American teacher Robert Jordan, who has joined the anti-fascist Loyalist army. Jordan has been sent to make contact with a guerilla band and demolish a bridge to advance the Loyalist offensive. Unfolding during Jordan's last 72 hours, in which he falls in love with Maria, who has been assaulted by fascist soldiers, and in which he befriends the shrewd but cowardly guerilla leader Pablo and his courageous wife Pilar" (Britannica). Heartbreaking in every way, it is a novel that speaks to…

For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to a republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia.

First edition copies are usually marked with the letter 'A' and the statement 'First Edition' on the copyright page.