The Hogarth Press edition of 1988 catches the spirit of it with a front cover showing the signalman and his son, with the signalman's face recognisably that of Raymond Williams as he then was.
The 1988 Hogarth Press edition effectively captures the essence of the story through its front cover illustration, which depicts the signalman and his son, with the signalman's face resembling Raymond Williams as he was at the time.