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As for which title had more printings available by BOMC, I can't really
say for sure as I haven't researched it. I have listed these titles in the
order in which seems to be the most available according to my
personal experience collecting Nevil Shute books. BOMC has come
the closest to reproducing a book similar in appearance to the true
Morrow first edition than anyone else thus far. For this reason, I will
dedicate this page to the comparison of the first American printing by
Morrow, and the BOMC Edition. At this time, as I am aware, any other
printings of Round The Bend should be relatively easy to identify, in
comparison.

With the exception of a few minor details on the dustjacket and one
on the outside cover of the book, the BOMC edition of Round The
Bend is practically identical to the first edition. You will discover
that, due to this great similarity in the books, many BOMC editions
are incorrectly sold as first editions. I believe this is unintentional for
the most part, but just a matter of not properly identifying the book.

The first step in identifying the Morrow first edition is by means of
the artwork on the dustjacket. Make sure that it is the same as the
image above. Although the artwork on the dustjacket of the BOMC
edition is identical to the first edition, this is a good beginning step to
determine that you do not have another book club's edition, and
narrows it down to a first edition, or BOMC edition. Now we must
look closer. Another distinguishing characteristic of the first edition
of this title, as with so many of the Morrow editions, is that the
dustjacket, if still intact, has a price printed on the upper right hand
corner of the inside front flap. On a first edition of Round the Bend,
the price should be listed as $3.50. The BOMC edition has no price
printed on the dustjacket. It is my suggestion, that when buying a first
edition of this title for collectable purposes, make sure that the price
is on the dustjacket. In other words, don't buy one that has had the
dustjacket's price clipped, as is so common with books given as gifts
(or unscrupulous dealers trying to pass the BOMC editions as first).
Having the price on the jacket greatly increases the value of the book,
and helps make it easier to identify as a first edition. On the first
edition's dustjacket, the only time that BOMC is mentioned is a
sentence on the bottom of the inside front flap, in which the font is in
all caps, centered, and it reads... "A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH
CLUB SELECTION". There is no other mention of the book club.
The BOMC edition, however, mentions itself twice on the inside front
flap of the dustjacket. Once at the top... "BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH
CLUB* SELECTION", and also at the bottom.... "*Trade Mark of
Book-Of-The-Month Club, Inc." It also shows up on the inside back
flap, at the top, one time... "Book-Of-The-Month".

To distinguished the book itself, first, compare the cover to the image of
the one above. The design should be the same. Next, notice the black strip
of material which runs the length of the book's spine, overlapping to the
front and back covers. With the dustjacket removed from the book, and
the book positioned face down on the front cover, look at the back of the
book cover's extreme lower righthand edge . If you notice a small indention
on the black binding cover strip, in that position described, you are looking
at a BOMC edition.