New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc., (1977). First edition, first printing.
Contains publisher's first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 and "first edition" statement to the copyright page.
Title page illustration mirrors the art on the front cover.
Nominated for the Edgar Award, this mystery was Smith's breakthrough novel, and was adapted by Smith for the 1979 film directed by Arthur Hiller.
Set in the Painted Desert, the novel features Hopi Indians, Youngman, a Native American deputy, and Hayden Paine, an obsessed scientist.
Fine in brown linen over textured blue boards with blind embossed illustration depicting a desert scene to the front cover, and with copper embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with slight evidence of wear; original $8.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap.