Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell To Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

8vo. Original black cloth, printed gilt labels on upper cover and spine; dust jacket (chipping along extremities, toning, rubbing); folding chemise and morocco-backed slipcase.

FIRST TRADE EDITION, with "1929" on the title-page and the Scribner's seal on the copyright page, FIRST ISSUE, without the disclaimer on page [x]. In the FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET with the "$2.50" price and misspelling of "Katharine Barclay" on the front flap. Set during the Italian campaign of World War I, A Farewell to Arms was based partly on Hemingway's own experiences with the character of Catherine Barkley based on American nurse Agnes von Kurowsky, who cared for Hemingway after he was wounded by an Austrian mortar shell explosion while distributing chocolate to Italian soldiers. The title is taken from a 16th-century poem by dramatist George Peele. Connolly, The Modern Movement 60 ("His first full-length novel and probably his best"); Hanneman A8a.

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Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell To Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

The Library of Stephen J. Farber

Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell To Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

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