[ATTRACTIVE FIRST GREEK EDITION OF THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA] O geros kai i thalassa. [= The old man and the sea]. Translated by Dimitris Berachas.
by ERNEST HEMINGWAY, (1899-1961)
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1111709467
- ISBN 13
- 9781111709464
- Seller
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About This Item
Athens: Ikaros., [ca. 1950], 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very scarce and attractive first Greek edition of Hemingway's 'The Old Man and The Sea', translated by Dimitris Mperakhas. Copy with no date, according to the OCLC it's printed in the [1950s], and this masterpiece was translated very early into the Greek language soon after the original first edition was printed in America. Original illustrated fine wrappers. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Greek (Modern). 94, [1] p. Ex-owner's inscription on colophon. Only two institutional copies in OCLC: 1111709467.
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- Bookseller
- Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, ESA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054556
- Title
- [ATTRACTIVE FIRST GREEK EDITION OF THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA] O geros kai i thalassa. [= The old man and the sea]. Translated by Dimitris Berachas.
- Author
- ERNEST HEMINGWAY, (1899-1961)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1111709467
- ISBN 13
- 9781111709464
- Publisher
- Ikaros., [ca. 1950]
- Place of Publication
- Athens
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- JULYAMERICANA ÖNT16 American literature America of the Novel First Edition Language Greek translation Collection
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greeks; Americana;
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