Modern Library edition published by Random House, Inc. Copyright 1938. Manufactured in the United States of America. Includes the first 49 short stories together with the play "The Fifth Column", written during the Spanish Civil War while Hemingway was reporting from Madrid. This 1938 collection was the first major volume bringing together his early short fiction. Part of the Modern Library series, known for its uniform bindings and collectible editions of significant literary works. Green cloth binding with black spine panel and Modern Library torchbearer emblem to the spine and front cover. The boards show age-related surface wear and rubbing.