Fine Books and Manuscripts

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner’s, 1952. First edition, second printing (in first issue dust jacket) with Scribner’s press symbol only. Publisher’s light blue cloth with the author’s signature blind stamped to front cover, spine lettered in silver, original first issue dust jacket (price clipped) with blue tinted photograph of the author on rear panel and brown type on flaps and rear panel. 8vo. Spine jacket panel lightly worn at ends and edges, small ink drawing to Hemingway’s eyes on rear panel; else near fine. Hanneman A24a.