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The first edition is American: Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1962, 233 pages, with a jacket by Joseph Mugnaini. The first British edition did not appear until 1968, from Rupert Hart-Davis in London, also 233 pages and 21 cm; the British Library record notes that it was originally published by Doubleday in 1962. Look for the Hart-Davis imprint and the 1968 date. A later British paperback came from Pan Books. No issue points or jacket price for the Hart-Davis edition are documented in the sources checked.
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Hart-Davis, United Kingdom, in 1968, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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