In the fall of 1948, Ernest Hemingway made his first extended visit to Italy in thirty years. His reacquaintance with Venice, a city he loved, provided the inspiration for Across the River and into the Trees, the story of Richard Cantwell, a war-ravaged American colonel stationed in Italy at the close of the Second World War, and his love for a young Italian countess. A poignant, bittersweet homage to love that overpowers reason, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the worldweary beauty and majesty of Venice, ...
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In the fall of 1948, Ernest Hemingway made his first extended visit to Italy in thirty years. His reacquaintance with Venice, a city he loved, provided the inspiration for Across the River and into the Trees, the story of Richard Cantwell, a war-ravaged American colonel stationed in Italy at the close of the Second World War, and his love for a young Italian countess. A poignant, bittersweet homage to love that overpowers reason, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the worldweary beauty and majesty of Venice, Across the River and into the Trees stands as Hemingway's statement of defiance in response to the great dehumanizing atrocities of the Second World War. Hemingway's last full-length novel published in his lifetime, it moved John O'Hara in The New York Times Book Review to call him 'the most important author since Shakespeare.'
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Add this copy of Across the River and Into the Trees to cart. $369.69, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Very Good in Good jacket. A first UK edition of acclaimed American author Ernest Hemingway's 'Across the River and into the Trees'. 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.
Add this copy of Across the River and Into the Trees to cart. $469.55, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Very Good Indeed jacket. The first UK edition, first printing of Ernest Hemingway's novel in the original dust wrapper. First UK edition, first printing of Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wrapper. The title is inspired from the last words of General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, U.S. Civil War Confederate. Â Despite receiving some negative reviews for its sadness, it was a best seller in America. In the original publisher's cloth binding and dust wrapper. Â The dust wrapper is slightly worn to the extremities and has a few chips. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. The spine is slightly discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed.
Add this copy of Across the River and Into the Trees to cart. $656.41, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Jonathan Cape.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Fine jacket. An excellent example of the first UK edition of Ernest Hemingway's novel, in an exceptionally vibrant dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression. In the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper. 'Across the River and Into the Trees' follows the star-crossed romance between a fifty year old US Army Officer and a Venetian woman thirty years his junior. By Ernest Hemmingway, this novel based on his personal experiences on his infatuation with a young Adriana Ivancich, who he met on a trip to Italy. With the former owner's inscription of Henry Gibbs to the front free endpaper. Despite receiving some negative reviews for its sadder elements, this was a best seller in America, with it being Hemingway's only novel to top the New York Times bestseller's list. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Light fading to back strip, with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, and more concentrated fading to the very tip of the back strip head and tail. Inscription to front free endpaper, with spotting to front and rear free endpaper. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Dust wrapper exceptionally vibrant. Minor closed tear to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed.
Add this copy of Across the River and Into the Trees to cart. $92.00, very good condition, Sold by White Raven Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1950 by Charles Schribner's Sons.
