A comparison of the five editions of Romance of a People

All of the known examples of Romance of a People show a copyright date of 1941, with no additional printings indicated. Of the five, one stands out as a "deluxe" edition, and is therefore, presumably, the actual first edition.


title page text (all):

THE ROMANCE
OF A PEOPLE

BY HOWARD FAST

ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAFFAELLO BUSONI

Hebrew Publishing Company

NEW YORK


tp verso text (A, B & C):

C O P Y R I G H T,   1 9 4 1
B Y  H E B R E W   P U B L I S H I N G  C O M P A N Y

This book was designed
by Helen Hoke

Acknowledgment is made to Meyer W. Weisgol for per-
mission to use the title "Romance of a People" which
was produced by him as a pageant in 1933.

P R I N T E D  I N  T H E  U N I T E D  S T A T E S  O F  A M E R I C A
By Montauk Book Manufacturing Co., Inc., New York


dedication page text (all):

FOR BETTE'S
MOTHER AND FATHER


A gilt design (interlocking Star of David emanating rays, behind an open book and two quill pens in an inkwell) appears on the lower right of all covers except "B".
Identical dust jackets for all, trimmed to size for the smaller editions, resulting in minor text loss.
Price $2.50 on the front flap.
Maps on end-papers.
[6], vii-viii, [2], 3-238, [6], Contents: [ix], Glossary: 219-233, Index: 235-238.


FULL SIZE (A & B)

SMALL SIZE (C)

SMALLEST SIZE (D & E)


Of the two 24 cm "full size" editions, the red "A" edition is the "deluxe," cloth-bound, the gilt Star of David design on the front cover (missing on the blue), stained top edge, slightly heavier paper, and untrimmed fore-edge (producing a less machine-made appearance).

The red "A" copy is presumably the first edition.