The Old Man and the Sea
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition. Demy octavo : pp. [2] (List of titles by Hemingway) [8] 9-140 [2] (blanks) : Scribner's capital "A" and device to copyright page : bright blue boards with author's debossed signature on top board and silver lettering on spine : unclipped first state jacket with blue tint portrait of Hemingway on lower wrap. Boards slightly rubbed at head and tail of spine; light wear to lettering; bright dustjacket with 5mm chip to head of spine, 3mm chip to tail and crease to top joint. [Hanneman 24A]. Near fine / very good. Item #15540
“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” — Ernest Hemingway
Published on September 8, 1952, in an edition of 50,000 copies. Hemingway's tale of human nobility through striving won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize the following year.
Price: $5,000.00