Complex sentence: It was first published in hardcover in New York by Robert M. McBride in May 1927, and had a number of reprintings; printings after the first include an introduction by James Branch Cabell.
Split into simpler sentences: It was first published in hardcover in New York by Robert M. McBride in 1927, and had a number of reprintings. Printings after the first include an introduction by James Branch Cabell.