This is a handsome copy of one of Ernest Hemingway’s best sellers which was adapted into a motion picture starring Spencer Tracy as Santiago. Hemingway’s novella won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and was referenced as a contributory factor for Hemingway’s award of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.
A 1952 (New York: Scribner’s) first edition, first printing presented in a first state dust jacket.
The book displays all first edition points: Scribner “A” and colophon on title page. No mention of Pulitzer or Nobel Prize. Original price of $3.00.
Fine copies of “The Old Man and the Sea” signed by Ernest Hemingway can sell at auction for quite a wide price range, with some around $6,000 all the way up to $96,000 for an exceptionally rare advance publisher’s presentation copy.
If you’re interested in selling a first edition of “The Old Man and the Sea” or any Ernest Hemingway novel at auction with us, check out our first edition books consignment page for more information.
