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The first British edition is a Corgi paperback issued by Transworld Publishers in London in 1951, 148 pages, about 16 cm tall, printed at Corbeil in France and numbered 833 in the Corgi Books series (catalogued as a Corgi western). Check the date and series number. The first British hardback was published by Andre Deutsch in London in 1954 (159 pages, 19 cm) and is the edition dealers usually sell as the UK first; it is distinct from the American first of 1949 from Houghton Mifflin (214 pages).
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Transworld Publishers, London, in 1951, in paperback.
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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