"First Edition" and "F-Z" (the code for June 1925) is stated on the copyright page, and 1925 is printed on the title page. Boards are green cloth with a pattern on the front and gold lettering. The dust jacket is in the same style as the author's previous book, with the same design pattern around the front. The dust jacket states "By the Author of THE ABLE McLAUGHLINS Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1923". The back of the dust jacket has advertisements for four books of "Distinguished Fiction". These are Clara Barron, Manhattan Transfer, Bread and Circuses, and The Harper Prize Short Stories. The back dust jacket flap has an advertisement for AT THE SIGN OF THE GOAT AND COMPASSES by Martin Armstrong.
Picture of the 1925 first edition dust jacket for The Kenworthys.
Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Kenworthys.
Picture of dust jacket where original $2.00 price is found for The Kenworthys.
Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Kenworthys.
Picture of the first edition Harper & Brothers boards for The Kenworthys.
Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Kenworthys.
Picture of the first edition title page for The Kenworthys.
Other first edition points for books by Margaret Wilson include: The Able McLaughlins.
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