Hemingway's First War: The Making of a Farewell to Arms

Michael S. Reynolds. First edition. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1976. Unclipped dust jacket (in mylar wrapper) in Very Good+ condition. Hardcover is in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in the book, 309 pp. With provenance ephemera, including laid in black and white photo of Ernest and Mary Hemingway et al. 

An insightful and scholarly study of Ernest Hemingway’s formative WWI experiences and how they shaped his iconic novel A Farewell to Arms. Literary historian Michael S. Reynolds reconstructs Hemingway’s time in Italy as a Red Cross volunteer and traces its transformation into one of the most enduring war novels of the 20th century.

These documents offer rich provenance and context—ideal for collectors, Hemingway scholars, and literary historians.