The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Hardback with illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with decorative elements. Published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1954, reprinted in January, 1966.
This book is in good used condition. The dust jacket has edgewear but there are no creases or tears. There are no serious marks or annotations inside the book, though there is some slight foxing on the title page. It has not been price clipped, and the dust jacket still shows the publisher's original price of 10s. 6d. net.
The Old Man and the Sea was first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 1952, not long after it was released in the United States. This novella with its concise prose and profound themes of resilience and dignity, revived interest in Hemingway's work after a somewhat lacklustre period, and led to him receiving the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. His contribution to modern literature was celebrated the following year, in 1954, when he received the Nobel Prize for Literature.