The Old Man & The Sea [Illustrated Ed]

Name: The Old Man &amp; The Sea [Illustrated Ed]
SKU: 10567
Price: 125.00 AUD
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$125.00 inc GST

By Ernest Hemingway

Illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe & Raymond Sheppard

In stock

Description

Hemingway’s classic seaman’s tale and work noted as leading to his Nobel Prize for Literature
Illustrated Edition [Jonathan Cape, London, 1955]; illustrated white paper over black cloth boards, silver titling, black topstain, bumps at top, an excellent copy; in the very good dustjacket, rubbed with general darkening, 2.5cm tear to spine base, 1cm tear at top, 1cm round stain to inside spine base; a very good copy overall
Illustrated by both Tunnicliffe & Sheppard: Originally commissioned as alternatives, these two artists’ different interpretations of the story were considered so excellent and so interesting in their varying styles that both have been included – Publisher’s Note
From the collection of actor Edwin “Teddy” Hodgeman [name verso ffep]