A FAREWELL TO ARMS; Illustrated by Barron Storey / A Limited Edition
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1980. Barron Storey. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature / a limited edition collection. Gilt-stamped leather. 8vo (8 7/8" x 5 7/8" x 1 5/8")', full black leather with all page-edges protected with .22k gold, 2 raised bands, gilt tooling to the spine and covers; Illustrated with 8 B&W lithographed plates by Barron Storey; a fine volume in Franklin Library's "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature"; brown silk-moiré endpapers & brown ribbon page-marker; 245 pages printed on 60-pound vellum. "Notes from the Editors" 22-page pamphlet laid in. Weight: 1 lb. 12 oz. Like New. Item #9033
Very Fine leather-bound copy of an attractively illustrated edition of this classic by Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army.
Barron Storey (born 1940) is an American illustrator, graphic novelist, and art teacher at San Jose State University.
No previous owner marks; illustrations and copy are As New
EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: internally tight, clean, bright. No previous owner markings.
Price: $45.00