Ernest Hemingway / A Farewell to Arms 1st Edition 1929

Description: A Farewell to Arms Author: Ernest Hemingway Title: A Farewell to Arms Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929 Edition: First Edition, First Printing Description: First edition, first printing. Measures approximately 7.5" x 5.25", 355 numbered pages. Comes with brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket is included for protection and display.This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping and sunning to spine. Moderate bumping to all edges and corners to boards. Moderate staining to both boards. Previous owner's book plate on front endpaper. Interior pages are clean. 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 #(O9-95). Seller ID: 6613 Subject: Ernest Hemingway, Pulitzer Prize Ernestoic Books Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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