The Old Man and the Sea [First Printing in Original Wrapper]. This item is unavailable.The Old Man and the Sea [First Printing in Original Wrapper]

True first printing in original jacket. Scribner's "A" and seal at copyright page. Sea blue full cloth boards, Hemingway's signature blind-stamped at front board, silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear, chip, some spine rub, discoloration. Fine linen pages very good; clean with attractive toning. Antiquarian owner's stamp at front endpaper: "J. F. Godman"; small neat signature adjacent: "Mary Eton." Antiquarian bookstore label at front pastedown: "The Personal Book Shop, Boston." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original first edition wrapper, some edge chip, toning, discoloration; unclipped 3.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Jacket design by "A". Deep, full color jacket painting at front; first edition Hemingway portrait in a bluish tint by Lee Samuels at back panel. Solid near good first printing complete in same first edition wrapper. The story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss, and transforms them into a magnificent classic. 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" design. Printed in the United States of America. 140 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…