# Is "1919" by John Dos Passos a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of 1919 by John Dos Passos (Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1932) is identified by: volume, published March 1932. True US first; precedes the UK Constable edition of 1932.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Second U.S.A. volume, published March 1932
- Bound in orange cloth, titles stamped in silver on spine and front cover
- First printing has no statement of additional printings on the copyright page
- First-issue trade dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (some advance copies lack a price)
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John Dos Passos |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York |
| Year | 1932 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Second U.S.A. volume, published March 1932 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Second U.S.A. volume, published March 1932. Bound in orange cloth, titles stamped in silver on spine and front cover. First printing has no statement of additional printings on the copyright page. First-issue trade dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (some advance copies lack a price).

## Is this the true first?
True US first; precedes the UK Constable edition of 1932.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club issue for the first. Later printings note additional impressions on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *1919* by John Dos Passos a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/1919
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.