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First Edition · one copy only
Az Oreg Halasz es a Tenger [The Old Man and the Sea]
Ernest Hemingway Uj Magyar Konyvkiado, Budapest · 1956
First Edition. First edition in Hungarian (in translation by Ottlik Geza) of Hemingway's famous novella, and the work for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. One of just 6,000 copies.
Half-cloth binding with dw featuring illustration of the boat and the old man (what else?). Nice copy in slightly edge worn and chipped dw. Very scarce even in Hungary and an unusual addition to any Hemingway collection.
Csillag Vera (illustrator).
Written by Dr Jeremy Parrott, who has the book in his hands. Nothing here is generated from a catalogue record.
Bibliographic detail
| Author | Hemingway, Ernest |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Uj Magyar Konyvkiado, Budapest |
| Date | 1956 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Very Good Indeed |
| Dust jacket | Good |
| Stock reference | ab_780250151 |