New York: Simon and Schuster, 1947. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-275 [276-280], original beige cloth, front and spine stamped in green and gold. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Hobson on the front free end paper, dated Feb. 5, 1947, in advance of the release date. Our research found a publication date of February 27, 1947, however we could not verify that with the Hobson archives at Columbia, but still in all likelihood this copy is from copies given to the author prepublication. Novel concerning anti-Semitism in contemporary America after World War II. First published in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1946. It became a bestseller for Simon and Schuster and sold over two million copies, it won the Jewish Book Council award for best Jewish novel. Basis for the film starring Gregory Peck directed by Elia Kazan which won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture of the Year. The author's second novel.