Author: Ernest Hemingway
Title: A Farewell to Arms
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel, based upon his own experiences in the First World War. The first UK edition, first impression. The second state, with 'serious' correctly spelled to page 66, line 28.A Farewell to Arms is Hemingway's best known work, a tour de force of American literature set during the Italian Campaign of World War One. This was Hemingway's first bestseller, and ensured his standing as one of the foremost American authors of his day.The pages of this copy are clean and bright, making it a suitable binding copy.With the bookplate of Ernest Everard Gates to the front pastedown. Major Gates was a British Conservative Party politician, and was MP for Middleton and Prestwich from 1940 to 1951. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Significant tide marks and mottling to boards, most apparent to rear board. Small tide marks to joints. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with pages 343-346 detached and loosely inserted. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
Keywords: A Farewell to Arms Italian campaign World War I The Sun Also Rises Italian campaign Ernest Everard Gates None
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Title: A Farewell to Arms
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's celebrated novel, based upon his own experiences in the First World War. The first UK edition, first impression. The second state, with 'serious' correctly spelled to page 66, line 28.A Farewell to Arms is Hemingway's best known work, a tour de force of American literature set during the Italian Campaign of World War One. This was Hemingway's first bestseller, and ensured his standing as one of the foremost American authors of his day.The pages of this copy are clean and bright, making it a suitable binding copy.With the bookplate of Ernest Everard Gates to the front pastedown. Major Gates was a British Conservative Party politician, and was MP for Middleton and Prestwich from 1940 to 1951. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Significant tide marks and mottling to boards, most apparent to rear board. Small tide marks to joints. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with pages 343-346 detached and loosely inserted. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
Keywords: A Farewell to Arms Italian campaign World War I The Sun Also Rises Italian campaign Ernest Everard Gates None
Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 948F4
- Book number: 948F4
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