New York: Harper & Row, 1963

8vo, pp. 299. Original cream coarse grain boards, lettered in red and black to spine, sun device in red to front panel. Leading edge uncut. Illustrated dust jacket, author's photographic portrait to rear panel. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket, price-clipped and with a $4.95 price sticker to front flap, 5mm scuff loss to rear panel, general darkening, and a little loss to corners and head of spine.

First edition of McMurty's second novel.

Filmed by Sidney Lumet as Lovin' Molly in 1974, with a cast led by Anthony Perkins, Susan Sarandon and Beau Bridges.