HEMINGWAY, Ernest
- A very early copy of The Old Man and the Sea. Published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1952.
Description
- A notable early copy of the very first US edition.
- It is possibly the tightest of all of Hemingway’s stories. In polishing which he achieved astonishing depth of meaning in his narrative.
- The last of his major works, The Old Man and The Sea earned Hemingway both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes.
- First edition, later issue, with dust jacket blurb announcing the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes. A handsome copy of Hemingway's award-winning masterpiece.
- Near fine condition. Excepting the slightest tone along the jacket top edge, this would be a fine copy. No inscriptions and bright throughout.
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