# Is "All the President's Men" by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster, 1974) is identified by: Blue cloth with title in white on the spine and blind-stamped title on the front board; full number line (1 through 10) on the copyright page; first-state dust jacket with its printed price on the front flap. US Simon & Schuster (New York) true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Blue cloth with title in white on the spine and blind-stamped title on the front board; full number line (1 through 10) on the copyright page; first-state dust jacket with its printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1974 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Blue cloth with title in white on the spine and blind-stamped title on the front board; full number line (1 through 10) on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Blue cloth with title in white on the spine and blind-stamped title on the front board; full number line (1 through 10) on the copyright page; first-state dust jacket with its printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (New York) true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club issue lacks the jacket price and the full number line and carries a blind-stamp; very common in Book-of-the-Month Club form.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *All the President's Men* by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/all-the-presidents-men
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.