Lot 223
Hemingway (Ernest) The Old Man and the Sea, first edition, New York, 1952.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Hemingway (Ernest) The Old Man and the Sea, first edition, publisher's "A" and seal to copyright p., original blue cloth, light sunning to spine, faint spotting to covers, first issue dust-jacket with portrait of Hemingway in blue tint on back panel and no mention of Nobel Prize, very light toning to spine and rear panel, small neat repair to head of spine, light rubbing to extremities, a near-fine example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Hanneman A24a], 8vo, New York, 1952.
Description
Hemingway (Ernest) The Old Man and the Sea, first edition, publisher's "A" and seal to copyright p., original blue cloth, light sunning to spine, faint spotting to covers, first issue dust-jacket with portrait of Hemingway in blue tint on back panel and no mention of Nobel Prize, very light toning to spine and rear panel, small neat repair to head of spine, light rubbing to extremities, a near-fine example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Hanneman A24a], 8vo, New York, 1952.
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