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A Farewell to Arms

by Hemingway, Ernest

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  • Hardcover
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New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1929. Solid copy of author's third novel. Black boards with gold paper labels to spine and front board. Label on spine has had moderate rubbing but no significant loss and label onfront board is close to fine. Spine ends show moderate wear with some discoloring to base but no fraying. Head has no discoloring but tiny tear and minor loss. Unmarked and square. First state of first printing with no disclaimer following title page. Jacket is professionally made facsimile of first printing with no flaws and protected in mylar. Presents extremely well on shelf. . Firs American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Synopsis

Set during World War 1, Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is the story of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, an American serving as an ambulance driver in the Italian army, and his love affair with an English nurse named Catherine Barkley. The novel is semi-autobiographical, based on Hemingway's own experiences serving in the Italian campaigns during the war. While some assume the title of the work to be taken from a poem by 16th century English dramatist George Peele, others believe it to be a simple pun of the word “arms.” A Farewell to Arms was first serialized in the May-October issues Scribner's Magazine 1929. It was published in book form in September of that year. As the work became available to the public just over ten years after the November 1918 armistice, Hemingway assumed his audience would recognize many of the references. In fact, certain basic information isn't alluded to in the book at all, as it was common knowledge around the time of publication. The result of this immediacy? Arguably one of the best novels written about World War I… ever. A Farewell to Arms was Hemingway's first bestseller, affording him financial independence and cementing his stature as a modern American writer. More specifically, the novel and its content helped to established the author as a key member of the “Lost Generation,” a subset of Modernist artists namely defined by their post-war disillusionment. A Farewell to Arms is ranked 74th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. 

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It has a good plot, but its boring.

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Bookseller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
013082
Title
A Farewell to Arms
Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
Edition
Firs American Edition
Publisher
Charles Scribners Sons
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1929
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs
Modern First Editions; Books Into Film;

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About Timothy Norlen Bookseller

I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.

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