The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, First Printing of the First Edition. '1952' is imprinted on the title page, and 'Copyright 1952 by Ernest Hemingway' on the copyright page. Letter 'A' and Scribner's colophon marking together the first print are present. The pages are printed on laid paper [only the copies of the first printing were printed on such paper]. The publisher's pale blue cloth with Hemingway's autograph stamped in blind on the lower front cover and the spine lettered in silver. There is no mention of the Pulitzer or Nobel Prize or an ISBN number on the blue-tinted dust jacket, the original price of $3.00 listed inside front flap.8