# Is "All Night Long" by Erskine Caldwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of All Night Long by Erskine Caldwell (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942) is identified by: First printing of the WWII Russia-front guerrilla-warfare novel, subtitled 'A Novel of Guerrilla Warfare in Russia'; published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1942, octavo, 283 pages, bound with a blue cloth spine lettered in black, in a pictorial dust jacket carrying its printed price on the front flap. US first edition, the Duell, Sloan and Pearce trade printing of 1942.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the WWII Russia-front guerrilla-warfare novel, subtitled 'A Novel of Guerrilla Warfare in Russia'; published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1942, octavo, 283 pages, bound with a blue cloth spine lettered in black, in a pictorial dust jacket carrying its printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Erskine Caldwell |
| Publisher | Duell, Sloan and Pearce |
| Year | 1942 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the WWII Russia-front guerrilla-warfare novel, subtitled 'A Novel of Guerrilla Warfare in Russia'; published by Duell… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing of the WWII Russia-front guerrilla-warfare novel, subtitled 'A Novel of Guerrilla Warfare in Russia'; published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1942, octavo, 283 pages, bound with a blue cloth spine lettered in black, in a pictorial dust jacket carrying its printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition, the Duell, Sloan and Pearce trade printing of 1942.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Book League of America book club edition was also issued in 1942 and must be distinguished from the Duell, Sloan and Pearce trade first. The Book League club copies were issued without a dust jacket, typically in dark navy (sometimes red or black) cloth with an embossed device on the front cover and a blind-stamp at the tail of the rear board near the spine; the true first carries the Duell, Sloan and Pearce imprint and its price-bearing jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *All Night Long* by Erskine Caldwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/all-night-long
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.