New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Quarter bound in red cloth and grey boards, black top page edges. Light yellowing to the fore edges, else fine. White jacket has very light spine yellowing; one inch creased tear to top of front and rear panels; small chip to outer corner of rear panel; VG+ otherwise, flap price intact, no fading to the red spine lettering, in all a nice copy. Uncommon in first printing. Basis of the film starring Gregory Peck aand Jennifer Jones, with Fredric March, Lee J. Cobb, Keenan Wynn and Marisa Pavan ; Octavo