# Is "Cassidy's Girl" by David Goodis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Cassidy's Girl by David Goodis (Gold Medal Books, 1951) is identified by: True first is the paperback original, Fawcett Gold Medal #195 (1951), the printed price. Paperback is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the paperback original, Fawcett Gold Medal #195
- , the printed price
- Paperback wraps; no hardcover precedes it
- Gold Medal logo and number 195
- One of Gold Medal's biggest early sellers; first printing has the original price and no later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads Gold Medal Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | David Goodis |
| Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
| Year | 1951 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the paperback original, Fawcett Gold Medal #195 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
True first is the paperback original, Fawcett Gold Medal #195 (1951), the printed price. Paperback wraps; no hardcover precedes it. Gold Medal logo and number 195. One of Gold Medal's biggest early sellers; first printing has the original price and no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
Paperback is the true first. Goodis wrote many Gold Medal/paperback originals; this is among his most collected. Modern reprints are first-thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. First Gold Medal #195 printing has the printed price and no later-printing line; later Fawcett printings raise the price and add printing data.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Cassidy's Girl* by David Goodis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/cassidys-girl
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.