First illustrated edition. Large 8vo., original black cloth, dust jacket. New York, Doubleday, 1952.
Inscribed by the author: “For Mr and Mrs Walter J. Blanchard, whose daughter, Mrs Mary Dickinson is assiting me with distinction, Cordially, Herman Wouk, Washington 10 XI 67”. Dickinson went on to be a book editor for the National Geographic in Washington. Winner of The Pulitzer Prize. A near fine copy in a torn dust jacket.
