The novel explores themes of loyalty, duty, and justice as the crew members struggle to cope with the captain's erratic behavior. The novel takes place during World War II and follows the story of Willie Keith, a young man who is assigned to the USS Caine, a ship that has a tyrannical captain. This book is a Book Club Edition, published in 1951 by Doubleday, and features a gripping storyline that has captivated readers for generations. This supports the current belief of jacket state order - from "The City Boy" to "City Boy", and with the gold background adjusting slightly to the right.If you are a lover of classic literature, then this vintage book, "The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Wouk, is a must-have for your collection. And also like the second state, this later jacket has the same postion of the gold background. Like the first issue second state dust jacket, this jacket also lacks "The" in "The City Boy". This is a later state dust jacket produced after Caine Mutiny had won the Pulitzer prize which is evident by the last sentence of the paragraph. The last line of the paragraph says "for THE CAINE MUTINY" on the first issue, but is pulled back to say just "CAINE MUTINY" on the second. "(1948)" is justified at the beginning the 14th line of text on the first issue, but is pulled back to the end of the 13th line on the second. Other differences to aide in identification include: The gold background on the first issue jacket begins at an even distance between the E in CAINE and the M in MUTINY in the large title at the bottom. Consequently we are often asked what the actual name of the book is - "City Boy" or "The City Boy"? Please refer to our The City Boy listing for the answer.Ī comparison of the first state (left) and second state (right) shows the presence of "The" in "The City Boy" on the first state. It's even listed that way in the UK edition.
To confuse thing further, a listing for "The City Boy" is found inside the all first editions and early printings of The Caine Mutiny. The flap says "City Boy" on both states of the dust jacket. The true first edition point is on the back of the dust jacket, not on the flap. Picture of the back dust jacket flap for The Caine Mutiny.ĭon't be confused by "City Boy" listed on the back flap without "The". Picture of the first edition Doubleday & Company boards for The Caine Mutiny. Later printing dust jackets look similar, but they make mention of the Pulitzer Prize toward the bottom of the Wouk's bio. The first issue dust jacket says "The City Boy" and was quickly changed to "City Boy" for a second issue. Picture of dust jacket where original $3.95 price is found for The Caine Mutiny. Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Caine Mutiny. Picture of the 1951 first edition dust jacket for The Caine Mutiny.
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