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Old Man and the Sea, The – Ernest Hemingway
NF/VG 1952 Book Club

Original price was: $240.00.Current price is: $160.00.

Near Fine Book Club Edition in a Very Good dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. Please see below for more details.

1 in stock

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Description

For sale: a rare and exceptional Book Club Edition of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Book Club Edition unstated, 1952 Scribner. 1952 on both title and copyright pages with the letter W on the copyright page.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on the spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The  interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with rubbed spine seams, heavy edge wear, and the Book Club Edition stated on the front flap.  Looks attractive in a new Brodart archival wrap.

The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

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Additional information

Weight 0.85 lbs
Dimensions 8.25 × 5.75 × 0.8 in
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