Coarse tan cloth stamped in orange on the front cover, spine lettered in blue, top edge stained orange, pictorial jacket, housed in a custom maroon cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label. First Edition, First Printing.

First printing with "Jefferson" for "Mottstown" on p. 340, line 1. First state binding with the coarse tan cloth. First issue jacket with rear panel listing titles by Kay Boyle at the top left. Jacket flap corners evenly clipped, possibly as issued, with printed "$2.50" price still present. Petersen A13a; Howard A13.1a; Massey 103.