Lot 241

The Old Man and the Sea.

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner?s Sons, 1952. Publisher?s light blue cloth lettered in silver. First edition, first issue (letter ?A? with publisher?s seal on copyright page). Unclipped dust-jacket with the portrait of Hemingway printed in blue on rear panel (price crossed-out in pencil), no mention of Nobel Prize. 8vo. Jacket with separations with chipping at folds, scattered scrapes to rear jacket panel; light yellow spotting to covers and top edge, spotting and light soiling to endpapers; moderate lean. Sold with Across the River and Into the Woods (New York, 1950, first edition), without jacket.