From Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since April 19, 2012
About this Item
First edition, first printing, first issue with no disclaimer present. Measures approximately 7.5" x 5.25", 355 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. This book is very good minus condition. Binding is cocked with an overbite. Rear hinge is cracked. Old bookseller ticket on the rear pastedown. Previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. Gilt label on spine is creased and has minimal paper loss. Minor sun fading on the spine. Early in 1918, Ernest Hemingway joined the Italian Red Cross and served as an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. During his time abroad, Hemingway had two experiences that affected him profoundly and that would later inspire one of his most celebrated novels, A Farewell to Arms. The first occurred on July 8, 1918, when a trench mortar shell struck him while he crouched beyond the front lines with three Italian soldiers. Though Hemingway embellished the story over the years, it is certain that he was transferred to a hospital in Milan, where he fell in love with a Red Cross nurse named Agnes von Kurowsky. Scholars are divided over Agnes' role in Hemingway's life and writing, but there is little doubt that his relationship with her informed the relationship between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley in A Farewell to Arms. What unfolds is a story filled with romance intertwined with moments of bravery, danger, love, and loss. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(M5-7). First edition, first printing, first issue with no disclaimer present. Seller Inventory # 3694
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Farewell to Arms
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Publication Date: 1929
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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