First printing, in the original first issue dust jacket bearing one of the most iconic designs of twentieth century literature.
Publisher and Year: New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929
Edition: First edition, first printing with no disclaimer on page x and no statement of printing on the copyright page, as called for. In the original first issue dust jacket, priced $2.50 and with the “Katharine Barclay” error remaining uncorrected on the front flap. (Grissom A.8.1.a; Hanneman A8a)
Condition and Description: Octavo, publisher’s black cloth with gold labels lettered in black, deckled fore-edge, 355 pp. Secure hinges and binding. Labels bright. A few instances of rubbing, smudging, and discoloration to the cloth. Offsetting from the pastedowns to the free endpapers, except where blocked by the jacket flaps. No underlining or prior owner's markings. Dust jacket broadly toned, with some rubbing and soiling; wear and small losses to the extremities; and a 3" split to the rear joint that has been secured with archival and reversible tissue (see final photo). The jacket is housed in an archival mylar cover.
“But after a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.”
Hemingway’sA Farewell to Armsis a novel of love, disillusionment, and the quiet brutality of war, drawn from his service in the Italian ambulance corps during World War I. Its spare, restrained style became a hallmark of his work. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ending, which he rewrote 47 times before settling on a version that simply reports what happened, without commentary or consolation. That decision marked a break from the narrative conventions of the 19th century and helped define the tone of modernist fiction. The novel remains one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, appearing on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best English-language novels, Time Magazine’s All-Time 100 Novels and The Guardian’s “1000 Novels Everyone Must Read.”
Inventory ID: 931 - 927 - 449
First printing, in the original first issue dust jacket bearing one of the most iconic designs of twentieth century literature.
Publisher and Year: New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929
Edition: First edition, first printing with no disclaimer on page x and no statement of printing on the copyright page, as called for. In the original first issue dust jacket, priced $2.50 and with the “Katharine Barclay” error remaining uncorrected on the front flap. (Grissom A.8.1.a; Hanneman A8a)
Condition and Description: Octavo, publisher’s black cloth with gold labels lettered in black, deckled fore-edge, 355 pp. Secure hinges and binding. Labels bright. A few instances of rubbing, smudging, and discoloration to the cloth. Offsetting from the pastedowns to the free endpapers, except where blocked by the jacket flaps. No underlining or prior owner's markings. Dust jacket broadly toned, with some rubbing and soiling; wear and small losses to the extremities; and a 3" split to the rear joint that has been secured with archival and reversible tissue (see final photo). The jacket is housed in an archival mylar cover.
“But after a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.”
Hemingway’sA Farewell to Armsis a novel of love, disillusionment, and the quiet brutality of war, drawn from his service in the Italian ambulance corps during World War I. Its spare, restrained style became a hallmark of his work. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ending, which he rewrote 47 times before settling on a version that simply reports what happened, without commentary or consolation. That decision marked a break from the narrative conventions of the 19th century and helped define the tone of modernist fiction. The novel remains one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, appearing on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best English-language novels, Time Magazine’s All-Time 100 Novels and The Guardian’s “1000 Novels Everyone Must Read.”
Inventory ID: 931 - 927 - 449
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