New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942

8vo, pp. 218. Original red boards, lettered in black to spine. Author's initials in black to front panel. Top edge red. Illustrated dust jacket. Offsetting to endpapers, production fault to cut of last few leaves at leading edge not affecting text. Top edge red. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a little wear to corners and spine ends.

First edition of Cain's sixth novel, filmed by Allan Dwan in 1956 as Slightly Scarlet, with Rhonda Fleming.

HUBIN, p. 61