The Old Man and the Sea

Author: Ernest Hemingway
Title: The Old Man and the Sea
Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952
Edition: First Edition, Second Printing

Description: First edition, second printing - with the Scribner's Seal but lacking the "A" on the copyright page. Measures approximately 8.25" x 5.75", with 140 numbered pages. With its original dust jacket.

The book is in very good plus condition. Minor sun-fading to the spine and boards. Minor staining to the edges of the textblock. Minor staining to the endsheets. Textblock is bright and well preserved. Dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Moderate chipping to the spine ends and flap folds. Original $3.00 price present on the front flap.

"The Old Man and the Sea" was the final novel written and published during Hemingway's lifetime. Written in 1951, it was first published in Life magazine in the fall of 1952. The first edition was published in 1952, with a print run of 50,000 copies. "The Old Man and the Sea" is the story of an aging fisherman who sets off to end his unlucky fishing streak. What ensues is an epic battle between the fisherman and a gigantic Marlin. It is a story of strength and struggle, respect and fear, contemplation and acceptance. This novella won Ernest Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. It is a literary masterpiece written by one of America's greatest writers.

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Inventory #(N7-150).

Seller ID: 4838

Subject: Ernest Hemingway, Pulitzer Prize