Pastoral is another title that The Book Of The
Month Club did an excellent job in reproducing.
Actually, my hat is off to them for providing books
of equal quality to the first edition copies.

Also, at the bottom of the back inside flap of the dust jacket, it
reads, "Printed in U. S. A.". This is not shown on the dust jacket of
the first edition.

As it is with the other Shute Morrow first editions, there is nowhere
in the book where it signifies that it is a first edition. You must do a
little detective work to determine that. There is no significant
difference in the covers of the books. There are, however, a few
differences inside to help you, in the event the book is missing it's
dust jacket.

At the bottom of the book club copyright page it reads, "PRINTED
AND BOUND IN THE U. S. A. BY KINGSPORT PRESS, INC.,
KINGSPORT, TENN.". or "Printed in the United States of America
by H. Wolff, New York". At the bottom of the copyright page of
1st Edition something different is printed: "PRINTED IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."

For more important tips regarding this Morrow edition and others,
click on our Basic Tips link a the bottom of the page.

To determine the differences in the First Edition and the BOMC
edition, let us first look at the dust jacket. The front of the first
edition's dust jacket is displayed at the top of this page. The BOMC
(Book of the Month) Edition is identical on the front of the dust
jacket. As is common with the Morrow Nevil Shute first editions, the
price ($2.50 on this title) is printed on the inside flap, in the upper
right hand corner of the dust jacket. There is no price listed anywhere
on the BOMC dust jacket.