126. The Last Million. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1919.
First Edition. Novel set during World War I involving the invasion of France through the eyes of soldiers. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #35832
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127. Czardas, A Story of Budapest. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., (1932).
Early Printing without date at title page. Lynd Ward dustjacket art and decorations. World War One themed novel of a young wounded aviator who returns to his home in Budapest only to be haunted by a blind man in his delirium. "Night after night, through wine cellars and gambling hells, he pursues these phantoms, collecting by the way as bizarre a company of lost women and desperate men as can be met in recent fiction". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at top spine end. Item #25264
128. A Farewell To Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
First Edition, early state with publisher's seal at copyright page and disclaimer, in later issue jacket featuring reviews at front flap and rear panel (but includes $2.50 price). The later issue jackets for this title are rather uncommon if not terribly sought after. Cleon illustrated dustjacket. Hemingway's greatest literary achievement and novel that solidified the author's enduring popularity. Basis for the 1932 black and white film classic starring Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper. Near Fine bright copy, tiny cloth tear at top spine end, in attractive Very Good dustjacket, few nicks to edges. Item #37402
129. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, Second Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, with photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine in attractive Very Good unfaded dustjacket, some modest shelf wear. Item #32496
130. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, Second Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, with photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine in attractive Very Good unfaded dustjacket, some modest shelf wear and light rubbing to edges. Item #32557
131. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, First Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, lacking photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine in Very Good unfaded dustjacket, spine ends and flap corners rubbed with few nicks, rear panel with some areas of darkening or foxing (not stained). Item #34195
132. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, First Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, lacking photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine but for contemporary previous owner signature at front endpaper in Very Good dustjacket, slight loss at top spine end, few scuffs to spine, couple of nicks and light wear to edges. Item #35837
133. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, Second Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, with photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine but for contemporary previous owner inscription at front endpaper, red at spine with some minor flecking in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks and wear at spine ends and flap corners, red at spine faded. Item #35870
134. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, Second Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, with photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket, some nicks at spine ends and flap corners, bit of foxing to rear panel, some rubbed areas look like they might have been inked black at lower spine end and lower front panel (but no bleeding at verso, so I could be wrong), a still attractive dustjacket without usual fading at spine. Item #35871
135. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, Second Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, with photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine, with nice dark red at spine and clean cloth but for couple of small spots at lower spine area, small rubber stamped date at front endpaper, in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket, some mild nicking and rubbing at spine ends and flap corners, some wear at edges. Item #37792
136. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, Second Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, with photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Near Fine copy with red at spine nice and bright in attractive Very Good plus dustjacket, some rubbing at spine ends. Item #39999
137. For Whom the Bell Tolls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
First Edition, First Issue dustjacket designed by Neely, lacking photographer's name at rear panel. Hemingway returned to critical acclaim with this intense novel of the Spanish Civil War. Basis for the 1943 classic Technicolor film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Almost Near Fine, red at spine a but rubbed, colorful vintage bookplate at front pastedown, in Very Good plus dustjacket, some nicking and wear at spine ends and flap corners, few short closed tears and creases. Item #40878
138. The Heart of the Crimson Cross. Boston: Stratford Company, (1929).
First Edition. J. S. K. dustjacket art. World War One set romance novel of a country boy who saves a rich girl's life, but is not approved of by her father, their romance must wait until they are both in Europe for the war effort. Red Cross themed novel. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, modest shelf wear. Item #16451
139. Dynamite Cargo. Convoy to Russia. New York: Vanguard Press. (1943).
First Edition. . H. A. M. dustjacket art. Illustrated with photographs. Contemporary World War Two nautical adventure of an American Merchant Marines convoy carrying munitions to Russia and facing the risk of sinking and attack in the Artic seas. Great H.A.M. dustjacket art. Very Good, small nick to cloth at front spine gutter, owner signature at front free endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, spine colors faded, light foxing to verso of dustjacket. Item #16911
140. The Conscript Mother. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1916.
First Edition. Short World War One novel of a mother in search for her son on the Italian front. Near Fine in Very Good plus scarce dustjacket, some edge nicks. . Item #6809
141. Hostages. New York: Sun Dial Press. (1943).
First Photoplay Edition. World War Two thriller illustrated with still from the Paramount Picture starring Luise Rainer and Paul Lukas at front dustjacket panel. Item #7327
142. The Soldier-Boy. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916.
First Edition. "Impressive little sketches and cameos of the war. A book of war gains, not the gains in yards of trenches won or in sanguinary repulses of the enemy, but in the conquest of the spirit, the filling of the soul with a new zest for life, the strengthening of the moral fiber." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few tiny edge chips. Item #21974
143. The Great Offensive. New York: Harrison Smith and Haas, 1933.
First American Edition. Novel concerning Russia's social experiment, the beginning of the second Five Year Plan, intended to make Russia "industrially independent of the rest of the world". Boldly signed by Hindus at title page. Very Good, lacking dustjacket. Item #17625
144. The Great Offensive. New York: Harrison Smith and Haas, 1933.
First American Edition. Novel concerning Russia's social experiment, the beginning of the second Five Year Plan, intended to make Russia "industrially independent of the rest of the world". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #25727
145. The Defenders. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1940.
First Edition, publisher's "Compliments of L B" bookplate. George F. Kelley dustjacket art. World War Two set novel of a European nation that fights against tyranny. Almost Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #24762
146. The Bride Was Beautiful. New York: Gramercy Publishing Co, 1943.
First Edition. Contemporary World War Two set romance novel of a Terry and Joan, newly married and how Joan is "obliged to earn a living for the both of them" after Terry hurts himself at the war plant. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket, few shallow chips and short closed tears. Item #20784
147. If This Be Treason. New York: Macmillan Co., 1935.
First Edition. Political play predicting the coming war. Here Holmes and Lawrence present a pacifist American president faced with a hostile Japanese government. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, small abrasion rear panel, some bleeding to rear panel, few edge nicks. Item #6557
148. Lucinda. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1920.
First Edition. Whimsical novel of a bride who goes missing before her marriage and whose whereabouts is undiscovered until the end of the First World War. By the author of, Prisoner of Zenda. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, darkening to spine and panels, few small edge chips. Item #11466
149. Seven Times the Leading Man. New York: L. B. Fischer, (1945).
First Edition. “An odyssey of the modern man who believes that art or the intellect absolves him from the burden of love,” a Prague-set novel before Munich and the war about a writer and the seven lives in which he plays the chief role, who is momentarily lured by Nazism. By Czechoslovakian writer exiled during Copyright page states that this is “A Wartime Book...produced in full compliance with the government's regulations for conserving paper and other essential material.” Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket, few shallow chips to edges and corners of dustjacket, with few short tears, soiling to white rear panel and shelf wear. Item #18436
150. That Lofty Sky. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1941.
First Edition. Scarce. Love story of a young Nazi cadet who was forced to desert his ship in South Africa, and a young English girl who helped him escape and to realize what is worthwhile in life. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket but for some fading at spine, few scotch tape mends at verso of dustjacket to two-inched closed tear at front panel, shallow chipping to spine ends, pencil markings to listed titles at rear panel. Item #18504
