New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952
A beautiful copy of one of the author's true masterpieces. 'The sea is the sea, the old man is an old man and fish is a fish...'
First edition, first printing, first issue with Scribner's seal and 'A' on copyright page; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine in silver (slightly rubbed), original unclipped pictorial dust jacket, with '$3.00' price on front flap, housed in custom cloth clamshell box; an exceptionally fresh and bright copy.
Hanneman A49a; Burgess 99.
First edition, first printing, first issue with Scribner's seal and 'A' on copyright page; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's blue cloth, titles to spine in silver (slightly rubbed), original unclipped pictorial dust jacket, with '$3.00' price on front flap, housed in custom cloth clamshell box; an exceptionally fresh and bright copy.
Hanneman A49a; Burgess 99.
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