First english edition The old man and the sea 1952

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. The Old Man and the Sea. London, Jonathan Cape, 1952.

8vo. Publisher´s original blue cloth. With dustwrapper.

First English edition of one of Hemingway´s most famous novels for which he two years later was awarded the Nobel Price in Literature and also the Pulitzer prize in 1953.

Binding with slight wear, faded spine, covers slightly warped. Partly worn dustjacket, small tears, spine faded, minor damages to upper part. Small label from Swedish dealer.