How to Sell Your Ernest Hemingway Signed Book

To auction, sell or consign your Ernest Hemingway signed book, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (natedsanders.com).

Ernest Hemingway’s Legacy

Ernest Hemingway helped shaped modern writing by emphasizing common words and short sentences as well as focusing action and dialog rather than detailed explainations. The style of Hemingway’s short stories moved away from clean endings and a moral lesson, which were commonplace at the time, and employed open-ended conclusions. Also, rather than narrating a character’s entire life arc, Hemingway preferred to focus on periods of emotional turmoil.

Some Ernest Hemingway Signed Books We Sold:

Signed First Limited Edition of A Farewell to Arms — Sold for $10,313

A Farewell to Arms is one of Ernest Hemingways most famous and studied novels. Although the book didn’t win him any major awards directly, it contributed towards his collective works that won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. We realized $10,313 for an Ernest Hemingway signed limited first edition housed in its original limited edition slipcase. Book and slipcase are #214 our of 510 numbered copies.

Signed Copy of Men Without Women — Sold for $8,160

Men Without Women is a collection of 14 short stories including some of Hemingway’s most influential stories, “Hills Like White Elephants”, “The Killers” and “In Another Country”. We sold an Ernest Hemingway signed and inscribed copy of Men Without Women for $8,160. Book is inscribed to the son of Helen Hayes and reads: “To Jim MacArthur / With best wishes from his friend / Ernest Hemingway / Finca Vigia / San Francisco de Paula / Cuba”. From the estate of Helen Hayes.

Signed Presentation Copy of Old Man and the Sea — Sold for $7,500

We realized $7,500 for a signed presentation copy of The Old Man and the Sea, one of Hemingway’s most celebrated novels that won him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. The novel is a great example of his “iceberg theory”, a minimal writing style where a deeper meaning is left for the reader to uncover on their own. Hemingway inscribed this book for Ian Richard Whichello, a a policeman in Kenya when he visited with his wife and writes, ”For Ian / with much affection / Ernest Hemingway. / Laitokotok 1954”.

Signed First Edition For Whom the Bell Tolls — Sold for $5,407

We sold a signed first edition copy of Hemingway’s masterpiece For Whom the Bell Tolls for $5,407. The novel helped America understand the Spanish Civil War and is considered one of the finest novels of the modern movement. Hemingway signs and inscribes on the front free endpaper, “To Dr. Nathan Ratnoff / with sincere good wishes / Ernest Hemingway”. Book is in very good condition with some foxing.

Signed First Edition of The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories — Sold for $5,250

Hemingway’s The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories is a collection of almost all his short fiction up to this point in his career along with his three-act play, The Fifth Column. The Fifth Column and several of the short stories are set during the Spanish Civil War. We sold a first edition copy of The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories for $5,250 in which Hemingway signs on the the front free endpaper in fountain pen, “To Jean & Harrison / best wishes always / Ernest Hemingway”. An uncommon title signed in very good condition.

Signed and Inscribed First Edition of Across the River and Into the Trees — Sold for $4,037

Across the River and Into the Trees is Ernest Hemingway’s final full-length novel published during his lifetime and revolves around Colonel Cantwell, an American Army officer post-WWII in Italy. As Cantwell grapples with health issues and his mortality, he spends a final weekend reflecting in the countryside of Venice. We sold a signed and inscribed first edition, first printing copy of Across the River and Into the Trees for $4,037. Inscribed by Hemingway on front free endpaper: “To Paula and Olivia / With good wishes / Ernest Hemingway”. A rare title to find signed.

Signed Copy of Green Hills of Africa Signed — Sold for $3,049

We realized $3,049 for a signed copy of Ernest Hemingway’s Green Hills of Africa, which was based on his African safari in 1933-34. Book is inscribed on front free endpaper: “To Clara [Spiegel] who has seen and been in Africa / this attempt to do the same / with love Papa [underlined]”. Spiegel was a fellow author and good friend that Hemingway would visit on his trips to Sun Valley.

Thank you for stopping by to learn about our Ernest Hemingway books! Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like to sell your Ernest Hemingway signed book. View some of the Ernest Hemingway signed photos and autograph letters signed that we sold.

FAQs

How do I consign or sell my Ernest Hemingway signed book?
Selling your Ernest Hemingway signed book has never been simpler at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Email us a description and images of your item to [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible with a free appraisal.

This sounds great and I’d like to move forward with consigning. What’s the next step?
We’ll send you more information about our auction house along with an agreement to review. Your item will appear in our next auction. Unlike many auction houses, we hold monthly auctions and pay you within an industry-leading 45 days post-auction.

What factors influence the value of an Ernest Hemingway signed book?
Value factors of your Ernest Hemingway signed book include autograph condition, provenance and the title of the book.