THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA Ernest Hemingway First Edition 1st Print, A & Seal 1952
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:7025150 | Year Printed: 1952 |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket |
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEABy Ernest HemingwayPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952First Edition, First Print This book has all the first edition, first print points· Copyright page has both letter "A" and Scribner colophon.· Title page shows year 1952.· Dust jacket has blue-tint author photo on back panel.This is a very sought after book and it is in very good condition. The blue hardcover has light shelf wear. The silver text on spine ...is bright and the binding is VG+ condition. The pages are clean, with no stains or foxing. There are no pages missing. No markings on pages. The original dust jacket is in very good condition with the original price of $3.00 on front flap. The dust jacket is clean with minimal shelf wear at spine. DJ is enclosed in a Broadart protective cover. Description from Wikipedia)Written in 1951, and published in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea is Hemingway's final work published during his lifetime. The book, dedicated to Hemingway's literary editor Maxwell Perkins, [5] was featured in Life magazine on September 1, 1952, and five million copies of the magazine were sold in two days.[6] The Old Man and the Sea also became a Book of the Month selection, and made Hemingway a celebrity.[7] Published in book form on September 1, 1952, the first edition print run was 50, 000 copies.[8] The illustrated edition featured black and white illustrations by Charles Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. The novel received the Pulitzer Prize in May, 1952, [9] and was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.[10][11] The success of The Old Man and the Sea made Hemingway an international celebrity.[7] The Old Man and the Sea is taught at schools around the world and continues to earn foreign royalties.[12]
