# Is "...And Now Miguel" by Joseph Krumgold a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold (Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1953) is identified by: First edition 1953, Thomas Y. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1953, Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York), title page dated 1953
- The first printing carries no later-printing statement on the copyright page
- Illustrations by Jean Charlot; cloth binding with color pictorial endpapers
- Publisher imprint reads Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Krumgold |
| Publisher | Thomas Y. Crowell Company |
| Year | 1953 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1953, Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York), title page dated 1953 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 1953, Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York), title page dated 1953. The first printing carries no later-printing statement on the copyright page. Illustrations by Jean Charlot; cloth binding with color pictorial endpapers.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1954.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings state a subsequent printing (for example, second printing) on the copyright page; such copies are reprints of the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *...And Now Miguel* by Joseph Krumgold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/and-now-miguel
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.