Apr 19, 2007 - Sale 2110

Sale 2110 - Lot 44

Price Realized: $ 5,520
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
"HAVE FAITH IN THE YANKEES MY SON. THINK OF THE GREAT DIMAGGIO." HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. The Old Man and the Sea. 8vo, light blue cloth lettered in silver, spotted, spine toned and rubbed at ends and along lettering; first issue dust jacket, light chipping to spine ends and tips, some rubbing along folds, scattered light dampspotting, small 1/4-inch abrasion and thin scrape to rear panel; custom clamshell box in gilt-lettered 1/4 blue morocco. Hanneman A2a. New York, 1952
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first edition. signed by baseball great joe dimaggio with blue marker, on half-title. In The Old Man and the Sea, DiMaggio serves as an inspiration to Santiago as he battles with the marlin. He remembers that DiMaggio's father was a fisherman and recalls the hitter's ability to play baseball despite the pain of a bone spur which mirrors Santiago's own cramped left hand. A total of seven passages referring to DiMaggio appear in the book.