The Old Man and the Sea

London: Jonathan Cape, 1952 First English edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth with a fishing design stamped in red to front board, and spine lettered and decorated in red; in its original multi-colored wraparound pictorial dust jacket, with an illustration of a fisherman with a fish on the hook, lettered in white and blue. Near fine book, with light toning to spine, and top left corner of rear board lightly bumped; good or better unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, shallow chipping to head of spine, a few small closed tears to edges including 1 ¼ inch-long closed tears to foot of spine and bottom of front flap fold, some creasing to bottom right corner of front panel, and some yellowing tape to verso and a strip of tape to rear flap fold. Overall, a bright and pleasing copy. Hanneman 45A. The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most popular and widely acclaimed novels and the winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Additionally, the book factored heavily into Hemingway being awarded the 1954 the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature. The plot tells of elderly protagonist Santiago, a fisherman, and his struggle with a giant Marlin off the coast of Havana, Cuba. Metaphorically, it is the story of Hemingway's own struggle to continue to write and preserve his art in spite of his fame and the cost it has taken on his mental and physical health; like Santiago who had not caught a fish in months, Hemingway had not written a novel since over a decade prior. This award-winning novel was Hemingway's last significant piece of writing before his death in 1961.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. (Inventory #: EH303)