A Farewell to Arms [Bantam #467]

Hemingway, Ernest

Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1949

About this Item

Stated at copyright: Bantam Edition, Published 1949. Complete and unabridged Bantam first printing. Classic '40's cover art, orange spine area w/black titles, some shelf wear, dent, rub, small stample indentations. Pages generally good w/toning. A notorious 'bookworm' of bio-predation lore has burrowed apprx. 1/16" diameter hole apprx. 1/2" into bottom area of text block near back few pages; most fortunately, does not reach any of the text. Bind good, moderate cant. Near good first printing of this classic from Bantam Books. Ernest Hemingway's third full-length novel following The Torrents of Spring and The Sun Also Rises. The story recounts the romance between Frederic Henry, an American soldier, and Catherine Barkley, a British nurse. Heavily autobiographical, the plot was directly inspired by Hemingway's relationship with Agnes von Kurowsky in Milan. Catherine's parturition (childbirth) was inspired by the intense labor pains of Pauline in the birth of Patrick - Ernest' second wife and second son - and the real-life Kitty Cannell inspired the fictional Helen Ferguson. The priest was based on Don Giuseppe Bianchi, the priest of the 69th and 70th regiments of the Brigata Ancona. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Farewell to Arms [Bantam #467]
• Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1949
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book