The first edition was limited to 510 signed copies issued in a slipcase. The first trade edition states 1929 on the bottom of the title page. The copyright page has a matching copyright date of 1929 and the Scribner's seal on the bottom. There is a first issue of the first trade edition that lacks a legal disclaimer found on later printings on page x. In later printings, the disclaimer says "None of the characters in this book is a living person, nor are the units or military organizations mentioned actual units or organizations. -E. H." The first issue dust jacket front flap has a price of $2.50 and a misspelling - "Katherine Barclay" instead of "Catherine Barkley".
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 | This is the 1926 first trade edition dust jacket for A Farewell to Arms. |
 | This is the first trade edition copyright page for A Farewell to Arms. |
 | Picture of dust jacket where original $2.50 price is found for A Farewell to Arms. |
 | This is the back dust jacket for the first trade edition of A Farewell to Arms. |
 | This is the first trade edition boards for A Farewell to Arms. |
 | This is the first trade edition title page for A Farewell to Arms. |
 | The front flap of the first issue dust jacket has the misspelling "Katherine Barclay" instead of "Catherine Barkley". |
 | The signed limited edition was issued in a slipcase. |
 | The signed limited edition was signed by Ernest Hemingway and numbered. |
