Ernest Hemingway “The Old Man and the Sea” Vintage Hardcover

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway’s classic novella *The Old Man and the Sea* details the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who engages in an epic struggle with a giant marlin in the Gulf Stream.
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, the story explores enduring themes of perseverance and dignity.
This hardcover edition by Charles Scribner’s Sons offers the complete text in a compact, cloth-backed binding.

#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Ernest Hemingway
* **Illustrator:** Not credited
* **Publisher:** Charles Scribner’s Sons
* **Binding:** HARDCOVER
* **Edition Points:** Copyright 1952. Scribner printing number line ending in “2” with ISBN 0-684-15363-7.

#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Book: Very Good (VG)/Very Good+ (VG+) / Jacket: Good+ (G+)/Very Good- (VG-)
* **Cover & Spine:** Blue cloth spine over blue/grey paper-wrapped boards with silver spine lettering. Minor rubbing to the edges and corners.
* **Dust Jacket:** Original jacket preserved under protective jacket sleeve. Some surface scuffing to the outer edge of the front cover, with a  loss at the upper flap corner fold, lesser one at the bottom corner.  Back cover shows some surface wear also.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Pages are clean and off-white/cream. Contains a neat ink gift inscription on the front flyleaf dated 1981, otherwise no marks.
* **Binding:** Square, firm binding with intact inner hinges.

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