The Old Man and the Sea SIGNED Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway,Rare Books / Items,Signed Items

Early book club edition with 1952 on the title page and "W" on the copyright page. Signed by the author Ernest Hemingway on the title page. Measuring approximately 8" x 5.5", with 140 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor surface wear and staining to the original cloth boards. Silver titling on spine is partially faded but still legible. Interior pages are clean and well preserved. The binding is sound. The original dust jacket is in good condition. Heavy chipping and tearing to the extremities. "The Old Man and the Sea" was the final novel written and published during Hemingway's lifetime. Written in 1951, it was first published in Life magazine in the fall of 1952. The first edition was published in 1952, with a print run of 50,000 copies. "The Old Man and the Sea" is the story of an aging fisherman who sets off to end his unlucky fishing streak. What ensues is an epic battle between the fisherman and a gigantic Marlin. It is a story of strength and struggle, respect and fear, contemplation and acceptance. This novella won Ernest Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. It is a literary masterpiece written by one of America's greatest writers. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(P5-37).