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

Original price was: $95.00.Current price is: $65.00.

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

1 in stock

SKU: 0-684-15363-7-2-2 Category: Tags: , , ,

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 Very Good condition with clean, lightly faded boards, strong title ink on the spine, some marks on page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Very Good 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 Poor condition with a long tear and missing of most of the front title design, and the Book Club Edition stated on the front flap.  Looks acceptable 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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