2 Anya Seton first editions are documented on this shelf, from Dragonwyck (1944) to Katherine (1954). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Anya Seton title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Dragonwyck — 1944 · Houghton MifflinHoughton Mifflin, Boston, 1944 first edition; an early gothic-romance landmark and the basis of the 1946 film. First printing per Houghton Mifflin's copyright-page convention (no added-printing statements), in rose-orange/red cloth with titling stamped in burgundy/maroon on spine and front cover; deckled pages with a red-tinted top edge. The first-issue jacket carries a synopsis on the front flap, an…. US Houghton Mifflin 1944 is the true first; the UK edition follows. This was Seton's second novel, not her debut — her first was My Theodosia (1941). Wartime book-club and later reprints are common; a blind-stamp to the rear board and an unpriced jacket indicate club or later issues.
Katherine — 1954 · Houghton MifflinHoughton Mifflin, Boston, 1954 first edition (published July 1954). Look for Houghton Mifflin's first-printing convention on the copyright page with no additional-printing or later-date statements, and a priced first-issue dust jacket. US Houghton Mifflin 1954 is the true first of this foundational historical romance; the UK (Hodder & Stoughton) edition follows as a separate first-in-territory. Book-club edition is common (blind-stamp or dot to the rear board, no flap price, thinner boards); the novel has been near-continuously reprinted, so most copies are later.

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