New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition. First Printing, with Scribner's seal on copyright page and no legal disclaimer on p.[x]. Octavo (19.25cm); black cloth, with title labels mounted to spine and front cover; [x],[2],3-355,[3]pp. Pencil ownership signature of Albert Chapman to front pastedown, dated 1929; original bookseller's ticket tipped in at front endpaper (Old Corner Bookshop, Boston). Printed labels slightly oxidized, mild dusting to text edges; Very Good+, a tight and attractive copy, lacking the dustwrapper.

Hemingway's third novel, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. HANNEMAN A8.a; CONNOLLY 100.

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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On Dec 18 2015, a reader said:

It has a good plot, but its boring.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 81155
Title: A Farewell To Arms
Author: HEMINGWAY, Ernest
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; WW1;

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