Dust jacket:

Jacket #1 (Brown binding):

Late variation of Style DJ-C dust jacket, as used 1923-1925, yellow paper with red bands, with Style b4 rear panel . This appears to be a transitional dust jacket version of DJ-C, with some features of the later DJ-D: "LIMP | CROFTLEATHER" has been omitted from the spine, and the "monk scribe" device at the base of the spine has been replaced with the Bernhard Torchbearer. In other aspects it conforms to DJ-C (see image above). There is no catalog on the inside of the jacket.

Spine: [inside red band within heavy rules] Beyond | Life | Cabell; [vertically down spine] Beyond Life | Bernhard Torchbearer device | 25; [inside red band within heavy rules]NINETY-FIVE | CENTS | Net.

Front Panel : [inside red band within heavy rules] BEYOND LIFE | [line] | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | With an Introduction by Guy Holt; 16 lines of text; [inside red band within heavy rules] The Modern Library.

Rear Panel: [inside red band within heavy rules] All Modern Library Books are Hand Bound | [line] | Descriptive Catalogue can be obtained from your dealer of the publishers | Limp Binding, Stained Tops, Gold Decorations; double column listing of Modern Library publications; [inside red band within heavy rules] People Are Judged By The Books They Read.

Front flap: [inside red band within heavy rules] THE | MODERN LIBRARY; single column listing of Modern Library publications; [inside red band within heavy rules] A new title added monthly.

Rear flap: [inside red band within heavy rules] THE | MODERN LIBRARY; single column listing of Modern Library publications; [inside red band within heavy rules] THE MODERN LIBRARY, Inc. | 71 West 45th Street, New York (see image above).

Jacket #2 (Blue binding):

Style DJ-D dust jacket, as used 1925-1926, cream paper with red bands, with Style c rear panel. This jacket dates to Spring, 1927, based on the catalog on the inside: it includes The Purple Land, by W.H. Hudson, but not Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy. Based on that late date, The Silver Stallion assumes that this particular jacket was not originally issued with this copy of the book.

Dust Jacket Outside:

Spine: [inside red band within heavy rules] Beyond | Life | Cabell; [vertically down spine] Beyond Life | Bernhard Torchbearer device | 25; [blank red band within heavy rules].

Front Panel : [inside red band within heavy rules] BEYOND LIFE | [line] | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | With an Introduction by Guy Holt; 16 lines of text; [inside red band within heavy rules] THE MODERN LIBRARY.

Rear Panel: [inside red band within heavy rules] All Modern Library Books are Hand Bound | [line] | THE EDITIONS ARE AUTHENTIC AND COPYRIGHTED| LIMP BINDING • STAINED TOPS • GOLD DECORATIONS; [in italic] Are you pleased with | this MODERN LIBRARY book? | 7 lines of text; [enclosed within dashed lines] 7 line Order Form | The Modern Library • Inc • new york | [in italic] Canada • THE MACMILLAN COMPANY of CANADA • ltd • [in italic] Toronto | [inside red band within heavy rules] A NEW TITLE THE 25th OF EVERY MONTH.

Front Flap: 95¢ net [arrow device] | ($1 in Canada) | [in italic] On the inside of this jacket is a | list, arranged alphabetically by | authors, of all the titles in THE MODERN LIBRARY. It is worthy | of your attention. | [double rule] 21 lines of advertising material.

Rear Flap: 20 lines of advertising material | [double rule] in italic] On the inside of this jacket is a | list, arranged alphabetically by | authors, of all the titles in THE MODERN LIBRARY. It is worthy | of your attention. | [arrow device].

Dust Jacket Inside:

A COMPLETE LIST [OF] TITLES IN THE MODERN LIBRARY | [triple rule] | 4 column listing of titles in The Modern Library | [triple rule] | A NEW TITLE IS ADDED ONE THE 25th DAY OF EVERY MONTH (see image above).