6 Clyde Edgerton first editions are documented on this shelf, from Walking Across Egypt (1987) to Where Trouble Sleeps (1997). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Clyde Edgerton title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
Identification only, per the house rule: no prices and no appraisals here. Checking a Clyde Edgerton copy in hand? Type the title into the First-Edition Checker or photograph the copyright page with Snap & Sort.
- Walking Across Egypt — 1987 · Algonquin Books of Chapel HillFirst printing identified by the Algonquin number line and by the first-state text reading 'a T-shirt with a pocket' on page 164 (later states alter this passage). First-issue jacket priced on the front flap. US first edition (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill). Edgerton's second novel. Book-club editions are blind-stamped and lack the flap price.
- The Floatplane Notebooks — 1988 · Algonquin Books of Chapel HillFirst trade edition states "First Edition" on the copyright page with a complete number line present (the lowest digit being 1). First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap, not clipped. US first (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1988). Book-club issue is typically blind-stamped on the rear board and has no price on the jacket flap; it does not state First Edition with a full number line.
- Killer Diller — 1991 · Algonquin Books of Chapel HillFirst trade edition states "First Edition" on the copyright page with a complete number line present (lowest digit 1). Sequel to Walking Across Egypt. First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap, not clipped; jacket designed by Paul Bacon. US first (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991). Book-club issue is typically blind-stamped on the rear board and lacks a flap price; it does not state First Edition with a full number line.
- In Memory of Junior — 1992 · Algonquin Books of Chapel HillFirst trade edition states "First Edition" on the copyright page with a complete number line present (lowest digit 1). First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap, not clipped. US first (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1992). Book-club issue is typically blind-stamped on the rear board and lacks a flap price; it does not state First Edition with a full number line.
- Redeye: A Western — 1995 · Algonquin Books of Chapel HillFirst trade edition states "First Edition" on the copyright page with a complete number line present (lowest digit 1). First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap, not clipped. US first (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1995). Book-club issue is typically blind-stamped on the rear board and lacks a flap price; it does not state First Edition with a full number line.
- Where Trouble Sleeps — 1997 · Algonquin Books of Chapel HillFirst trade edition states "First Edition" on the copyright page with a complete number line present (lowest digit 1). First-issue dust jacket carries the original price on the front flap, not clipped. US first (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1997). Book-club issue is typically blind-stamped on the rear board and lacks a flap price; it does not state First Edition with a full number line.
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