# Is "Beyond the Horizon" by Eugene O'Neill a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Beyond the Horizon by Eugene O'Neill (Boni & Liveright, 1920) is identified by: New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920. US Boni & Liveright true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920
- Cloth with dust jacket
- O'Neill's first Pulitzer play
- First-issue jacket carries the printed price on the spine and lacks the later-added Pulitzer Prize announcement
- Publisher imprint reads Boni & Liveright
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Eugene O'Neill |
| Publisher | Boni & Liveright |
| Year | 1920 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920. Cloth with dust jacket. O'Neill's first Pulitzer play. First-issue jacket carries the printed price on the spine and lacks the later-added Pulitzer Prize announcement.

## Is this the true first?
US Boni & Liveright true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later jacket states add a Pulitzer Prize blurb; no early book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Beyond the Horizon* by Eugene O'Neill a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/beyond-the-horizon
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.