The Bridal Canopy (Hakhnasat Kallah / הכנסת כלה)

The main book-club trap is on the ENGLISH side. Doubleday, Doran had held a controlling interest in the Literary Guild since 1934, and the 1937 first English edition had a simultaneous Literary Guild of America issue from the same plates — routinely mis-sold as the "first English edition/first printing" (one seen dealer listing does exactly this). Trade-first tells from book-club identification guides: check the copyright page and the title page/spine for the words "Literary Guild" (their presence marks the club issue); Literary Guild copies are typically lighter/smaller on inferior acidic paper and often bear a small blindstamp (dot, circle, square, or triangle) on the lower rear board near the spine. NOTE: the specific claim that the Doubleday trade issue states "First Edition" on the copyright page is standard BCE guidance and was NOT confirmed in the dealer listings checked — verify against the book in hand rather than relying on it as a settled point. Later Schocken New York reprints (e.g., 1967) are not firsts. On the Hebrew side, beware post-war/reset Jerusalem Schocken printings offered as the 1931 Berlin first.