For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway First Edition 1940 HB

Vintage 1940, First Edition? "For Whom The Bell Tolls" By Ernest Hemingway FIRST EDITION?? According to "A Pocket Guide to the identification of first Editions" 6th revised edition compiled by Bill McBride... The date, 1940 on the title page and the date, 1940 on the copyright page should be the same with no other numbers or letters listed. That would make this book a first edition. This book has no other designating letter or number on the copyright page. Also, most first editions would have the letter "A" on the copyright page. This book does not have any number or letter on the copyright page. Yet, the date on the copyright page is the same, 1940, as the title page, indicating a first edition. You Decide. Check the pictures Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1940 Copyright 1940 by Ernest Hemingway Hard back APROX: 8.5 x 6 x 1.75 inches SKU-BOB-%-07-25-0-64 Acceptable condition. Discoloration of the pages due to age and storage. Some stains on the binding. Minor wear on the corners and edges. See the pictures