Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, Early Softcover/Trade Paperback Edition of The Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemingway. Early Printing of this Classic!! Scare and Increasing Hard to Find!! Softcover.Trade paperback. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, 1952. Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title!Please also remember this is a Softcover/Trade Paperback, NOT a Hardcover! Once again, please remember this book is NOT a hardcover and is NOT a First Edition/First Printing. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and other than some writing on the inside of the front cover, has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding is holding tight and all of the pages are present and attached. Some general/shelf wear along with pieces of tape, creases/scuffing/marks/rips/wear to the spine/front cover/rear cover, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/rips/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!There is a large piece of tape attached to the spine, covering portions of the front and rear boards.There are also a few pieces of tape attached to the inside of the front board.Please note the wear to the spine/front cover/rear cover, particularly noticeable near/along the edges and on the spine, and the wear that is present on the pages.Wear is present on all of the pages and very noticeable on certain pages.The most obvious wear was closely photographed for your consideration.While both the front and rear covers are attached, they feel loose and the book should be opened/handled with care to avoid further damage and possible detachment.Internal writing!There is some internal writing on the inside of the front cover.The writing/area has been closely photographed for your consideration. All of the wear previously mentioned is considerable and very clearly visible!The wear should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear is considerable and very clearly visible!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view all the pictures for further clarification!!Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2024-12-06T21:42:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover/Trade Paperback
Language: English
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1952
