Time of the Assassins
A82a 1952 RIMBAUD
FIRST MERMOD EDITION
White wrappers
Published in February 1952, in an edition of 5,000 signed and numbered copies.
A82b 1956 FIRST NEW DIRECTIONS EDITION
Black cardboard boards with windows showing Rimbaud's and Miller. Issued without dust jacket.
Published in February 1956, at $3.00.
A82c 1956 FIRST NEVILLE SPEARMAN EDITION
Red cloth boards. Gray and black dust jacket with sketch of Rimbaud in red
Published in 1956, at 12 shillings, 6 pence.
A82d 1962 FIRST NEW DIRECTIONS PAPERBACK EDITION
Light gray wrappers with photograph of a dagger
1st Printing: Published on January 16, 1962, at $1.40, in an edition of 10,400 copies.
2nd Printing: Published on November 6, 1964, at $1.40, in an edition of 7,000 copies.
3rd Printing: Published on October 24, 1969, at $1.75, in an edition of 2,009 copies.
4th Printing: Published on August 12, 1970, at $1.75, in an edition of 2,466 copies.
A82g 1973 SECOND NEW DIRECTIONS WRAPPER DESIGN
Light gray wrappers with photograph of dagger
5th Printing: Published on January 19, 1973, at $2.25, in an edition of 2,035 copies.
Note: For this Printing, the spine now has "NDP115" instead of ND Paperbook 115" and the book is 3/16 of an inch taller.
A82h 1974 THIRD NEW DIRECTIONS WRAPPER DESIGN
Light gray wrappers with photograph of dagger
6th Printing: Published on August 2, 1974, at $2.75, in an edition of 2,065 copies.
7th Printing: Published on January 5, 1978, in an edition of 1,560 copies.
8th Printing: Published in 1979, at $4.25, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
9th Printing: Published in 1980, at $5.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
10th Printing: Published in 1984, at $6.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
11th Printing: Published in 1988, at $6.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
12th Printing: Published in 1990, at $8.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
Note: The 10th and subsequent Printings have a publisher's device on the spine below the number. Beginning with the 6th Printing, "A New Directions Paperbook" is no longer on the cover and the pages are 7/8 of an inch taller and wider.
A82e 1975 FIRST POCKET PAPERBACK EDITION
Sandy gray wrappers with illustration of skull on the beach
Published in February 1975, at $1.95, in an edition of 50,000 copies.
A82f 1984 FIRST QUARTET EDITION
Black cloth boards. Black, red and light blue dust jacket with illustration in blue of stickmen and letters
Published in 1984, at £7.95.
Any questions about Miller's book, corrections or new variations. Please email to:
washley@pacbell.net
Return to Henry Miller Bibliography Home Page