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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, [1952].

Estimate: $400 - $600
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$200

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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, [1952]. 8vo. 140 pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board stamped in blind, spine lettered in silver, publisher's unclipped ("$3.00") dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (Scribner's "A" on copyright page). 

Condition

Cloth spine a bit toned and rubbed, light rubbing to corners, endleaves lightly toned and foxed, some faint bumping to upper edge of text, occasionally lightly soiled in text, bookseller's ticket on rp.; jacket spine toned and edgeworn, some rubbing, light toning to jacket panels. Very good.

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With bookplate by Rockwell Kent (unsigned) on ffep.