THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

by Ernest Hemingway

$2,500 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. A pleasing copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for being awarded the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. Item #7581 First Printing. Octavo 21cm ; light blue cloth, with titles

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