The novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, describes a love affair between the expatriate Henry and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley. The title is taken from a poem by the 16th-century English dramatist George Peele. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant ("tenente") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. "A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First page of text and blank opposite stained, boards a bit soiled with minor scrapes and minimal loss from label edges, ink name and date with small dealer bookplate on front endpaper. Item #2330484 First edition, first state, with no disclaimer on p.
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