A Farewell to Arms [First Printing, Second State with Disclaimer] by Hemingway, Ernest - 1929

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Rare first edition, second state indicated by disclaimer verso dedication page; Scribner colophon at copyright. Smooth, coated black cloth boards, gold cover and spine labels stamped in black ink, moderate shelf wear, rub. Cover label very good; spine label toned w/some rub. Deckled pages very good; attractive toning. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Presented in first edition library facsimile of first state Cleon dust jacket w/Catherine Barkley misspelled as Katharine Barclay; protected in new clear sleeve. The wrapper in all actuality appears as an original, but with "F.E.L" at back flap. Wrapper art and design by Cleonike "Cleon" Damianakes, an illustrator and etcher who designed some of the most iconic jackets of the era. Near very good second state first edition in same facsimile wrapper. Ernest Hemingway's third full-length novel following The Torrents of Spring and The Sun Also Rises. Near good true first edition with unique and intriguing provenance preserved in fine facsimile of original wrapper. 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. 355 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.