# Is "Advertisements for Myself" by Norman Mailer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Advertisements for Myself by Norman Mailer (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1959) is identified by: Putnam imprint, New York 1959. US Putnam edition is the true first, preceding the UK Andre Deutsch edition of 1961.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Putnam imprint, New York 1959
- First printing carries no statement of a later printing on the copyright page
- Quarter cloth with Mailer's signature stamped on the front board
- First-issue jacket bears the printed price on the front flap and the well-known photograph of Mailer in a yachting cap, with a selection of author photographs on the rear panel
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Norman Mailer |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 1959 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Putnam imprint, New York 1959 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Putnam imprint, New York 1959. First printing carries no statement of a later printing on the copyright page. Quarter cloth with Mailer's signature stamped on the front board. First-issue jacket bears the printed price on the front flap and the well-known photograph of Mailer in a yachting cap, with a selection of author photographs on the rear panel.

## Is this the true first?
US Putnam edition is the true first, preceding the UK Andre Deutsch edition of 1961.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club copies are typically smaller, lack the front-flap price, and may show a blind-stamp or dot on the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Advertisements for Myself* by Norman Mailer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/advertisements-for-myself
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.