1944; The Blakiston Company publishers, Philadelphia; hardbound with blue boards and gilt lettering on spine; "The Jackson Library" stamped inside; quite good condition of book; dust jacket poor condition; see pics of book; "A Wartime Book - This complete edition is produced in full compliance with the government's regulations for conserving paper and other essential materials."
 
Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915 – March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970.