Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, Second Impression., 1952.
Price: US$10.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: kl. 8°, 127 S., Einband an den Rändern leicht verfärbt.
Seller: Gablitzer Antiquariat, Gablitz, Austria
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1952.
Price: US$12.52 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This book does not include a dust jacket. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.
Seller: SN Books Ltd, Thetford, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$16.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. Second impression published same year as first edition. No markings. 127pp
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Hemingway, Ernest.. The old Man and the Sea.. , 1952.
Price: US$19.75 + shipping
Description: 2. Ausg. London, Jonathan Cape, 1952. 127 S. OLwd. mit roter VDeckel-Illustration und RTitel.- Sprache: Englisch.- Second Impression 1952.- Zweite, noch im Jahr der Erstausgabe erschienene Auflage.- Ohne den Schutzumschlag.- Rücken geblichen, Deckel lichtrandig, Vorderdeckel mit kleiner Beschädigung an oberer Außenecke. Buchseiten in gutem Zustand. Literatur und Philosophie, 20. Jahrhundert, Amerika, USA, Literatur-Nobelpreis
Seller: Antiquariat Diderot, Kiel, SH, Germany
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 92, 1952.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Text in English. 127 pp. Few small tears on the dust jacket. Edge wear. Shorter than the conventional novel, longer than the longest short story, Hemingway's new work of fiction eludes classification. What can be confidently asserted is that it is a masterly example of literary art, simple and magnificent. Every word in it is right; not one word could have been added: in no other form could the story have been told so effectively. It is the story of a young boy, an old man, and a giant fish. The scene is the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana. Between the boy and the man is a perfect relationship - each is a kind of guardian-companion to the other. The boy is not present when the giant fish is hooked, and his absence is felt. The old man, embodying the essential nobility of human striving, is engaged in a duel with another hero - the fish which tows him far out to sea. When at last the fish is exhausted and is lashed alongside the boat, sharks attack it: the old man's single-handed efforts ('I wish the boy were here') must continue. In effect, the story is a tragedy but a tragedy that, at the last, emerges without grief into beauty.
Seller: Moraine Books, Vantaa, Finland
ERNEST HEMINGWAY. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. Jonathan Cape., 1952.
Price: US$50.88 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No Jacket but without inscriptions. First Printing of this classic novel
Seller: Surprise Books PBFA, Stroud Glos, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man And The Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$57.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3rd impression, dust jacket is in a clear protective wrapper, minor loss to top of spine, light rubbing to edges, clean condition, price unclipped, 127pp, pages clean and VG condition
Seller: Tilly's Bookshop, Haydock, MER, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$76.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third impression. 8vo. Pp 127. Original cloth. unclipped d/w well worn with some losses.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and The Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$84.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book is clean, tight and unmarked in DJ showing some edge wear.
Seller: WILLIAM BLAIR BOOKS, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man of the Sea. Jonathan Cape Publishers, 1952.
Price: US$95.40 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1952 hardcover with double sided dust jacket. second impression. the book is in very good condition clean, square and tight. ffep has pen price and stains from old tape on dj. back cover too, and slight foxing to top fore edges. dust jacket is interesting in that it has the usual coloured picture in one side, and on the other there is a printed design (with foxing). clean and bright mainly, spine of one side slightly faded, tear 1 inch to top of spine, extremities chipped and bumped. see photos.
Seller: edward syndercombe, Pretoria, GAUTE, South Africa
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. The Old Man & the Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$95.40 + shipping
Description: First British edition. 8vo. 127, (1) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, red lettering and decoration to the spine and upper cover, early owner's inscription to the front pastedown, dust jacket. Jacket worn with losses, the cloth faded where it has been exposed.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
HEMINGWAY ERNEST.. The old man & the sea.,. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$109.73 + shipping
Description: 16°; pp. 127, ril. t.tela edit. con titoli e fregi al dorso, fregio al piatto anteriore. Bell'esemplare della seconda edizione inglese di questo classico nello stesso anno della prima; un bel ex-libris di appartenenza.Num. catalogo: 263
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Prandi, Reggio Emilia, RE, Italy
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man & the Sea.. London, Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$112.95 + shipping
Description: 19.5 x 13 cm, 127 p., without jacket!, 2nd impression 1952, stockfleckig, blauer Or - Einband mit geprägter Zeichnung, Rücken verblasst und ill.,
Seller: Antiquariat A. Wempe, Sarnen, Switzerland
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man & the Sea.. Jonathan Cape (1952), London, 1952.
Price: US$133.22 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 127 p. Ex-Library. 20cm. Stamped on title page and front edge.
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$139.92 + shipping
Description: (London: Jonathan Cape 1952). First UK Edition. Publisher's blue cloth boards with red titles and decorations to front and spine in price clipped dustwrapper. Boards bright and clean (just the merest slither of fading at the head of the spine); a contemporary gift inscription to the front free end-paper; some foxing to the page block and the end-papers. Overall a VG copy. The dustwrapper is slightly faded and minisculy rubbed to the tip and tail of the spine otherwise VG indeed. Quite a nice copy. Great cover art by Hans Tisdall. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The old man & the sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 127 pages. This is a good, solid copy of the first British edition of Hemingway's "Old man," with no subsequent printings noted on the copyright page. It is in a very satisfactory dust jacket that is printed on front and rear. Publisher's blue cloth-covered binding with red lettering and images sturdy though somewhat faded; two small spots at the fore-edge of the textblock; a few age spots to half title and to title page, else contents unmarked and attractive. The unclipped dust jacket is age-toned and mildly edgeworn. 200 grams.
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British Edition, blue cloth over boards with red design and lettering on front board and spine. Jacket has slight loss of paper at spine tips and corners. Front fold edge has 1" open loss of paper at midway point. Additional info and/or photos available upon request.
Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$152.64 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, publishers blue cloth with red stamped cloth. A very good clean copy with light fading to spine.
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
HEMINGWAY Ernest. The Old Man and The Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$152.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 127pp. Blue cloth boards with red titles and decorations to front and spine in price clipped dustwrapper. No inscriptions. Boards sunned and lightly worn with small brown mark to front board. Dustwrapper rubbed and worn at extremities with some chips and short closed tears and small area of loss to base of spine panel at colophon. Some pages lightly foxed. A little tired but a nice tight copy nonetheless.
Seller: David Kenyon, King's Lynn, United Kingdom
Price: US$186.10 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 127p.
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$190.80 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book is bumped to spine ends with shallow fading to cloth and also faded across the top edges of boards. Internally scattered foxing to end papers which is more serious at rear. The adjacent pages (the half title at front) also show a few spots. Previous owner's name on f.e.p. The jacket is darkened to spine with loss at ends. The hinges also have wear. Loss to corners. The edges of the panels have shallow creasing and tearing while the bottom of the front panel has deeper creasing and a couple of 1" tears. Correct jacket with no mention of book club at base. Price clipped and some creasing to both flaps. Postage will be confirmed when you enquire or order and for light or very heavy books will vary from the ABE quote which is based on a 1kg parcel. N.B. Postage to the USA will often be quite a bit less than the quote on ABE.
Seller: The Book Business (P.B.F.A), London, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No DJ. Cover has minor fading and handling soiling.Text slightly toned but text his clean and binding is good.
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and The Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$263.36 + shipping
Description: (OS31) - London - Contiene 127 páginas - Encuadernado en tela - Sobrecubierta - Muy buen estado
Seller: LIBROS EL CID CAMPEADOR, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$286.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Slight rubbing and wear to dustwrapper, spine slightly faded, titles still legible.Small tears to top and bottom of spine but no loss, not price clipped. Wrapper now in clear removable protective sleeve. There is a small area of fading to bottom front edge of boards. No inscriptions, bright and clean internally with little wear. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK. Happy to supply photos on request.
Seller: Red-books ( Member of P.B.F.A. ), Hanley Swan, United Kingdom
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.. The Old Man and the Sea.. Jonathan Cape, London., 1952.
Price: US$318.01 + shipping
Description: First U.K. edition. Octavo. 123 page novella.Contemporary (1952) gift inscription on front free endpaper. Lines of fading at head and tail of spine. Tail of spine slightly bumped. Very good indeed in very good dustwrapper, designed by Hans Tisdall, faded at the spine, slightly nicked and rubbed at the edges and with a 3cm closed tear at head of spine.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea - UK 1st. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$318.01 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition first impression from 1952. The book is in near fine condition, the jacket has a slosed tear and some general wear, this is the rare jacket which is printed on the inside also, now in removable protective sleeve.
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The Old man and the Sea - UK 1st in later state jacket. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$349.81 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition first impression in VG+ condition, The book is near fine, pages clean, binding firm, there is some toning to boards, The jacket is from a 3rd impression (1953) there is some toning to spine, and other very minor wear. please see pics. Now in removable protective sleeve.
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Hemingway (Ernest). The Old Man and the Sea.. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$349.81 + shipping
Description: FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, pp. 128, crown 8vo, original blue boards, vignette to upper board stamped in red, backstrip lettered and decorated in red, partially against a pale blue ground, backstrip a little sunned, dustjacket by Hans Tisdall, its verso carrying an alternate (non-pictorial design), the backstrip panel a little faded, a little rubbed and nicked with shallow chipping at extremities, very good. The English and the American edition were published simultaneously; the former rendered more attractive by Hans Tisdall's superb dustjacket design. (Hanneman A45a)
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$381.61 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Old Man and the Sea , Ernest Hemingway, Jonathan Cape, London, 1952, 1st edition. Octavo (200mm x 130mm), 127 pages. Publisher s pictorial cloth covered boards show some light bumping to rear edge, with a slight lean. A scattering of light foxing to endpapers. In very good condition. Encased in the very scarce double-sided colour-illustrated dust jacket, spine slightly sunned, with some chips and tears to upper and lower edges. Wrapper is unclipped and now in a protective Mylar sleeve (removable). In good, bright condition. The Old Man and the Sea was the last of Hemingway s full-length works to be published during his lifetime, and tells the tale of a young boy, an old man and a giant fish. The novel won Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and it was specifically mentioned when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature the following year. A lovely copy of this uncommon first edition, complete with it s exquisitely illustrated and double-sided wrapper. Seller inventory #378
Seller: Love Rare Books, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition. DOUBLE SIDED jacket !Book shows a trace of fading to the top of the spine where jacket had chipped, otherwise FINE. The scarce double sided jacket exhibits minor chipping and rubbing to extremities, with some sunning to spine; VERY GOOD. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Source for the movie with Spencer Tracy. Jacket variant not mentioned in Hanemann may have been intended for later printings but with the corresponding fade to book tip and jacket chips, this jacket was issued with the first edition book. A scarce variant!
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: an incredibly well preserved first UK edition. copyright page states first published 1952. no mention of reprints. not price clipped (7s6d net).the jacket is complete with the slightest wear at the top of the spine. internally clean and unmarked with no inscriptions. a bit dusty on the top block. truly lovely. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. London: Jonathan Cape., 1952.
Price: US$413.41 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with red titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in the first state dustwrapper without reviews printed to the verso. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping at the base of the lightly faded spine. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is faded to the spine and edge of the rear panel but otherwise without loss. Not price-clipped (7s 6d to the lower front flap). The author's last major work of fiction published in his lifetime. The novella was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Hemingway Ernest. The Old Man And The Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$493.81 + shipping
Description: Prima Edizione Inglese. Bella Sovraccopertina Illustrata. Firma Di Proprietà In Antiporta. In Buone Condizioni Per Una Scorrevole Lettura Pagine: 127 Peso: 0,2
Seller: DRBOOKS, Roma, RM, Italy
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$508.81 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First UK edition, first impression in first state dust jacket without reviews to verso. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the last of the author's novels to be published in his lifetime. Original blue cloth with dark red lettering to spine and upper board. A near fine book with the slightest hint of fading to spine. Beautifully clean and bright internally with no previous owner names or inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket - featuring striking artwork by Hans Tisdall - has some chipping to corners and spine tips with some rubbing and the usual sunning to spine panel. A lovely example.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. First UK edition, first printing with "First Published 1952" stated on the copyright page. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1952. Measures 5.25" x 7.75", 127 pages. Winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The original dist jacket is in very good condition. Original 7s. 6d. net price is present on the front flap. Minor tearing to the extremities and spine ends. Spine has minor sun fading. The book is in very good plus condition. Previous owner's name and date on the rear endpaper. Minor sun fading to the blue cloth at the edges. "The Old Man and the Sea" was the final novel written and published during Hemingway's lifetime. Written in 1951, it was first published in Life magazine in the fall of 1952. The first edition was published in 1952, with a print run of 50,000 copies. "The Old Man and the Sea" is the story of an aging fisherman who sets off to end his unlucky fishing streak. What ensues is an epic battle between the fisherman and a gigantic Marlin. It is a story of strength and struggle, respect and fear, contemplation and acceptance. This novella won Ernest Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. It is a literary masterpiece written by one of America's greatest writers. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(K8-4).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Ernest Hemingway. first uk Incredible condition Old man and the sea 1952. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$549.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In superb condition. Dust-jacket has dome very minor tears. Low down on one of the flaps tear is starting to be a very small tear but the piece is still attached so there isnt really a there yet only very small Minor wear and extremely small tears by flaps. Some discolourstion on the top of the flaps on the jacket. The back of the jacket seems to have become s slight bit tanned but still very good in colour. The jacket has very vibrant red colour otherwise but (my camera doednt pick this up to well). But the red colour is really dark red and bright. Over the W on the jacket there is a minor scuff. The are also some minor stains on jacket as on the page. The jacket is not restored and looks really good from the inside. On the inner front board a name has been written but erased with a eraser. A number has also been erased on the inner front board. The book is very vibrant in the blue colour and not tanned on the back as it usually is. I would gladly send more pictures if wished:)
Seller: Great and rare books, Uppsala, UPPLA, Sweden
Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London UK, 1952.
Price: US$604.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first UK edition of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. With correct first state, unclipped dust jacket without the mention of reviews. Original pale blue boards with red illustrations. Age toned contents with very light foxing of the end pages. Clean and bright dust jacket with some chipping and slight loss. 8vo 127pp.
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
Price: US$763.21 + shipping
Description: Jonathan Cape. 1952. Hardback in very rare double-sided DW with the later artwork to the inside. First edition. Endpapers foxed, pages very slightly browned otherwise a remarkably clean and sound copy in lightly foxed wrapper that is chipped to head of spine and top corners and has a few closed tears along edges.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. London Jonathan Cape 1952, 1952.
Price: US$795.01 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1952. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper has unfortunately been price clipped at all four corners, though retains the price of 7s. 6d. net. The illustrations are markedly bright, though the top and bottom panels are chipping slightly, with some accompanying creases. This being said, the spine is slightly sunned. The boards are also slightly faded at the spine, though the motif and titling are bright and clean. The text blocks are pristine and free from foxing. There is a previous owner's inscription to the front fly, dated to the year of publication in blue ink. This is a near fine copy. The last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba. In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$954.02 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1952 Jonathan Cape, London Hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Fine clean tight binding in very good dustjacket. The dustjacket has had some minor repairs over its lifetime. A clean bright copy.
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, London, 1952.
Price: US$960.00 + shipping
Description: 127pp. Blue cloth stamped in red on the cover and the spine. Three pages with tiny corner crease else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a slightly faded spine panel, two minuscule closed tears and a crease to rear flap. Wraparound dustjacket illustration by Hans Tisdall. 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges movie featuring Spencer Tracy. Hanneman A45A. A lovely copy. ; Octavo.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Jonathan Cape, 1952.
Price: US$1081.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1952 Jonathan Cape Hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good clean tight binding in very good unclipped dustjacket. Dustjacket is the scarce double sided jacket as shown
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
HEMINGWAY, Ernest. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. London: Jonathan Cape., 1952.
Price: US$1399.23 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first printing. Bound by Stephen Conway in full blue leather, the spine blocked in red and with title and decoration in gilt resembling that of the original cloth design. Top and fore-edge gilt. Hand-sewn endbands. The publisher's original cloth retained and bound in at the rear. A fine copy. A beautifully presented first edition of Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom