The Old Man and the Sea Written By Ernest Hemingway Illustrated By C. F. tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard Published by The Reprint Society ______________________________________________________ Eric Linklater writes: Hemingway has written nothing so beautiful as this brief tale, and nowhere, I think, has his vision of the heroic scars of life been so surely realised. It is a little book in space but read it three times and it grows in the mind like an old story of one's childhood: so certain it is, so satisfying are its pains and valiancy. First published in 1952, this edition first published by The Reprint Society  by arrangement with Messrs Jonathan Cape Limited, 1953. Publishers' Note to this edition  The illustrations in this special Reprint Society edition of The Old Man and the Sea comprise drawings by C. F. Tunnicliffe and Raymond Sheppard. Originally considered as alternatives the Publishers considered that members would find these two artists' different interpretations of the story so excellent and so interesting in their varying styles that both have been included. They are made up as follows:  C. F. Tunnicliffe: pages 12, 21, 23, 30, 32, 45, 52, 59, 68, 76, 83, 88, 95, 101, 111, 119. Raymond Sheppard: pages 1, 7, 16, 28, 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 41, 47, 54, 63, 72, 86, 98, 112, 116. Description Cyan cloth boards with silver gilt illustration on front, silver gilt title on spine, title on brown leather pasted on spine. Light shelf-wear expecially to extremities. Minor stains on back cover. Original dust jacket in poor condition (check pics) with facsimile dust jacket mylar protected. Inscription on illustrated ffep; minor foxing, crease on top right. Lovely clean condition throughout.  Please check pictures and don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries! 69