3 Peter Taylor first editions are documented on this shelf, from A Long Fourth and Other Stories (1948) to A Summons to Memphis (1986) across 3 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Peter Taylor 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.
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- A Long Fourth and Other Stories — 1948 · Harcourt, Brace & CompanyHarcourt, Brace & Company first edition, 1948; 'first edition' stated on the copyright page; introduction by Robert Penn Warren; collects seven stories; first-issue dust jacket with the original printed flap price. This is Taylor's first book. The US Harcourt, Brace edition is the true first. The stated 'first edition' appears on the true first; later or club-style copies typically lack the original priced jacket and may bear a blind-stamp.
- The Old Forest and Other Stories — 1985 · Dial Press / DoubledayThe Dial Press/Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1985. True first is bound in black cloth over white boards with silver spine lettering and a deckled fore-edge, states the first printing on the copyright page, and carries a dust jacket priced on the front flap. The US Dial Press/Doubleday edition of 1985 is the true first; it won the 1986 PEN/Faulkner Award. A Doubleday/BCE book-club printing exists; it is typically thinner, lacks the stated first-printing line, may show a blind-stamp to the rear board, and has an unpriced jacket.
- A Summons to Memphis — 1986 · Alfred A. KnopfKnopf 1986 first printing: copyright page states 'FIRST EDITION'; Borzoi device present; first-issue pale-yellow boards quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt spine lettering and the author's gilt initials to the front board, in priced jacket. US Knopf 1986 is the true first; the stated 'FIRST EDITION' is the point. A Franklin Library signed limited edition exists as a separate issue. Book-club editions lack the 'FIRST EDITION' statement and carry a blind-stamp to the rear board with an unpriced jacket.
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