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Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner's, 1952. Octavo, with Scribner's emblem on copyright page, but without the letter "A," Hemingway's name spelled correctly on the copyright page, in a dust jacket without mention of the Nobel Prize, olive tinted photograph on back panel, priced $3.00 inside front flap, publisher's light blue cloth, binding and jacket very good, 8 x 5 1/4 in.
Estimate $600-800


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