Macmillan first published this title in the UK in 1947, and then published the next year in the U.S. The book below is the first U.S. edition, which has a dust jacket similar to the UK edition. For the first U.S. edition, 1948 is stated on the title page, and "First Printing" on the copyright page. Binding is blue cloth with white lettering on the spine. The first state dust jacket has three clips on the front flap, and a price of $4.00 printed vertically toward the top. For more information about the three clips, see Why Macmillan Clipped Their Dust Jackets: Mystery Solved. There are no reviews anywhere on the dust jacket.
Picture of the 1948 first edition dust jacket for The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
Picture of dust jacket where original $4.00 price is found for The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
Picture of the first edition Macmillan boards for The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
Picture of the first edition title page for The Hunters and the Hunted (U.S.).
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