HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. The Old Man and the Sea. New York, 1952. 8vo, black buckram, with author's "signature" blindstamped on front cover, gilt-lettered on spine, uncut; full morocco folding case. ADVANCE PRESENTATION ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, one only thirty copies bound from the first 30 sets of sheets for presentation only. See Hanneman A24a note. Very fine.

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HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. The Old Man and the Sea. New York, 1952. 8vo, black buckram, with author's "signature" blindstamped on front cover, gilt-lettered on spine, uncut; full morocco folding case. ADVANCE PRESENTATION ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, one only thirty copies bound from the first 30 sets of sheets for presentation only. See Hanneman A24a note. Very fine.

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This rare first issue was issued a month before the trade edition and three weeks before the Life magazine appearance. This copy belonged to David A. Randall who produced this edition while employed at Scribners.

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