# Is "Adultery & Other Choices" by Andre Dubus a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Adultery & Other Choices by Andre Dubus (David R. Godine, 1977) is identified by: Published in Boston by David R. US David R.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Published in Boston by David R. Godine, 1977
- First edition, first printing so stated on the copyright page
- Red cloth stamped in gold
- 178 pp.; pictorial dust jacket depicting an unmade bed on the front panel
- Ten stories, including 'Killings' (later the basis for the 2001 film 'In the Bedroom') and the novella 'Adultery.'
- Publisher imprint reads David R. Godine
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Andre Dubus |
| Publisher | David R. Godine |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Published in Boston by David R. Godine, 1977 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Published in Boston by David R. Godine, 1977. First edition, first printing so stated on the copyright page. Red cloth stamped in gold; 178 pp.; pictorial dust jacket depicting an unmade bed on the front panel. Ten stories, including 'Killings' (later the basis for the 2001 film 'In the Bedroom') and the novella 'Adultery.'

## Is this the true first?
US David R. Godine, Boston, 1977 is the true first. No simultaneous UK edition precedes it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and paperbacks carry reprint statements and lack the first-issue pictorial jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Adultery & Other Choices* by Andre Dubus a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/adultery-other-choices
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.