# Is "All the Little Live Things" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner (Viking Press, 1967) is identified by: First edition identified by the copyright-page statement 'First published in 1967 by The Viking Press, Inc.' with no additional-printing line. True first US edition of the novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition identified by the copyright-page statement 'First published in 1967 by The Viking Press, Inc.' with no additional-printing line
- About 345 pages; quarter white cloth over blue paper boards with blue lettering, blue top stain, grey endpapers, in the original Mel Williamson dust jacket bearing the original front-flap price
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition identified by the copyright-page statement 'First published in 1967 by The… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition identified by the copyright-page statement 'First published in 1967 by The Viking Press, Inc.' with no additional-printing line. About 345 pages; quarter white cloth over blue paper boards with blue lettering, blue top stain, grey endpapers, in the original Mel Williamson dust jacket bearing the original front-flap price.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition of the novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition concern of note. Later printings add a printing statement to the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *All the Little Live Things* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/all-the-little-live-things
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.