The first edition of this classic Norman Mailer book was published by Rinehart and Company in 1948. It was 721 pages long, and the original retail price was $4.00 . The first edition can be identified by the following criteria: Copyright page has the Rinehart logo (a circle with a script R in the middle). The dust jacket has a review by Stanley Rinehart that begins on the front flap and continue on the back flap.
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