Author: Ernest Hemingway
Title: Across the River and Into the Trees
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of acclaimed American author Ernest Hemingway's 'Across the River and into the Trees&apos. The first chapter opens on the last day in the life of protagonist, Colonel Richard Cantwell, who is duck hunting in Trieste. Much of the novel is a protracted flashback, with Cantwell thinking about a young Venetian woman, Renata, and about his life as a soldier during the war. In Italy, Hemingway had met a young woman, Adriana Ivancich, with whom he was infatuated and he used as the model for the female character in the novel. A central theme in the novel is death and how one faces death. Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. In a green cloth binding with an embossed cover design. Externally smart. Some light shelfwear to the boards, with light discolouration to the extremities and some sunning to spine. Dustwrapper generally sound with some wear and browning to the extremities and some loss to spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.
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Title: Across the River and Into the Trees
Description: London, Jonathan Cape, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of acclaimed American author Ernest Hemingway's 'Across the River and into the Trees&apos. The first chapter opens on the last day in the life of protagonist, Colonel Richard Cantwell, who is duck hunting in Trieste. Much of the novel is a protracted flashback, with Cantwell thinking about a young Venetian woman, Renata, and about his life as a soldier during the war. In Italy, Hemingway had met a young woman, Adriana Ivancich, with whom he was infatuated and he used as the model for the female character in the novel. A central theme in the novel is death and how one faces death. Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. In a green cloth binding with an embossed cover design. Externally smart. Some light shelfwear to the boards, with light discolouration to the extremities and some sunning to spine. Dustwrapper generally sound with some wear and browning to the extremities and some loss to spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.
Keywords: ernest hemingway across the river and into the treees coloner richad cnatwell trieste across the river and into the treees None
Price: GBP 280.00 = appr. US$ 399.84 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: MOD5-D-15
- Book number: MOD5-D-15
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