The Literary Guild edition is very similar to the Morrow 1st edition
with the exception of several occasions where The Literary Guild
was kind enough to identify themselves as the printer on the dust
jacket and in the book. The front of the dust jacket is identical, but
when you look at the back side, you notice that at the very bottom
of the jacket the Morrow edition shows WILLIAM MORROW
AND COMPANY, with the address on the next line....386 Fourth
Avenue, New York City, as seen in the images below. The Literary
Guild edition identifies itself in the same place. The William Morrow
and Company is replaced by The Literary Guild of America, Inc. on
the book club edition. The Morrow first edition's dust jacket also
has the words "AND PUBLISHED BY MORROW" on the bottom
of the front and rear inside flap, as well as the price of $2.50 printed
in the upper right corner of the front inside flap. All of these are
absent on the book club edition.

An Old Captivity is a fairly common
book....easy to find copies of. It becomes a bit
more difficult to find one with the dust jacket,
and even more rare with both in very good or
better condition.

The book itself is also very easy to distinquish. If you look at the title
page of the Literary Guild edition, you will find the words "The Literary
Guild of America, Inc. printed well below the author's name. On the first
edition the words "WILLIAM MORROW AND CO." are printed. So, as
you can see, this title is very clearly marked and easy to identify.