VTG Life Magazine September 1, 1952 Ernest Hemingway “The Old Man and the Sea”

$225.00
Ernest Hemingway's classic novella The Old Man and the Sea was published in its entirety in the September 1, 1952, issue of LIFE Magazine, selling over 5 million copies in just two days before the official book release by Charles Scribner's Sons a week later on September 8. The September 1, 1952, issue of LIFE Magazine featured the complete text, costing just 20 cents and sparking an immediate national buying frenzy. Charles Scribner's Sons published the official first edition on September 8, 1952, priced at $3.00 with an initial run of 50,000 copies. The novella revitalized Hemingway's career, earning him the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and contributing directly to his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature Life Magazine. Soft cover. Staple-bound. 10.5 X 14" Kept in good condition in a mylar sleeve. Appears to be read. Some rubbing to corners. Very light foxing on top edge of front cover, and top of back cover (see photos). Staple binding is intact. To rips, tears, lost pages or address labels. VG
Ernest Hemingway's classic novella The Old Man and the Sea was published in its entirety in the September 1, 1952, issue of LIFE Magazine, selling over 5 million copies in just two days before the official book release by Charles Scribner's Sons a week later on September 8. The September 1, 1952, issue of LIFE Magazine featured the complete text, costing just 20 cents and sparking an immediate national buying frenzy. Charles Scribner's Sons published the official first edition on September 8, 1952, priced at $3.00 with an initial run of 50,000 copies. The novella revitalized Hemingway's career, earning him the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and contributing directly to his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature Life Magazine. Soft cover. Staple-bound. 10.5 X 14" Kept in good condition in a mylar sleeve. Appears to be read. Some rubbing to corners. Very light foxing on top edge of front cover, and top of back cover (see photos). Staple binding is intact. To rips, tears, lost pages or address labels. VG