Hemingway, Ernest — The Old Man and the Sea

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Cloth. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. Believed second printing. Lacking A on the copyright page. $3.00 price on the upper front flap. Rear jacket panel appears to have an olive tint to it. Printing on flaps in brown. 140 pp. Early printing of this classic by Ernest Hemingway. We're assuming if you made it this far into internet searches for the book, bookseller salesmanship is not needed. FAIR jacket on a GOOD book. Heavy scuffing and wear along the jacket edges and hinges. Several chips, tears and associated creasing along the edges, including a rough 1 inch tear at the upper edge. About ½ inch triangular loss of jacket at the upper rear spine and 1 inch loss of jacket at the lower spine. Spine toned. Minor soiling and staining to the jacket. Book faded, with a small brown line stain to the upper front cover. Some scuffing and wear to the corners. Owner's name and address in ink on the first endpaper. Minor toning to the text block. Good/Fair.