First issued as a Black Widow thriller January 1945, stated (Knopf published the 1e in 1930). An ""EN"" stamp on the front endpaper, else unmarked; the corners and spine ends are bumped with some wear. The dust jacket is a new facsimile, an exact reproduction of the 1945 dust jacket except for ""Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC"" at the top of the front flap; Brodart protected.