Ernest Hemingway – The First Forty-Nine Stories - The Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest Writers - (The Franklin Library, 1977) Edition note: A Limited Edition published exclusively for subscribers to The Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest Writers series by The Franklin Library. Illustrated by Bernard Fuchs, featuring a colour frontispiece portrait of Hemingway by Peter Caras. Introduction: This volume gathers Hemingway’s most celebrated short fiction — the stories that defined 20th-century American prose. From The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber to A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, the collection showcases Hemingway’s unmatched command of language, restraint, and human truth. His sparse, powerful style captures courage, loss, and the quiet dignity of endurance. Content: The book includes forty-nine stories arranged in the order of their original publication, spanning Hemingway’s literary career from 1920s Paris to late-period reflections. It also contains his own preface, written in 1938, in which he reflects candidly on the art of storytelling. This Franklin Library edition enhances the reading experience with elegant typography and expressive illustrations by Bernard Fuchs. Features: • Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania • Year: 1977 • Author: Ernest Hemingway • Illustrator: Bernard Fuchs • Portrait frontispiece: by Peter Caras • Edition: Limited, privately printed for subscribers • Binding: Full genuine leather, deep burgundy with elaborate gilt decoration on spine and covers • Endpapers: Moiré silk • Page edges: Gilt • Ribbon marker: Burgundy satin • Paper: Archival quality, acid-free paper • Series: The Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest Writers Condition: Excellent condition. Binding tight and gilt bright; pages clean and crisp. Minor shelf wear consistent with age. Shipping: Securely packed and shipped with tracking number.