# Is "Children and Others" by James Gould Cozzens a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Children and Others by James Gould Cozzens (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964) is identified by: First Edition stated on the copyright page. US first edition; the UK edition followed from Longmans in 1965.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Edition stated on the copyright page
- A collection of sixteen stories arranged in five sections, running to 343 pages
- Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and a gilt line design on the spine; the endpapers are yellow
- The first-issue dust jacket has a yellow ground with an illustration of children's alphabet blocks spelling out the title, and the rear panel lists other Cozzens titles; a first-state jacket should retain its printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace & World
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Gould Cozzens |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Edition stated on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First Edition stated on the copyright page. A collection of sixteen stories arranged in five sections, running to 343 pages. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and a gilt line design on the spine; the endpapers are yellow. The first-issue dust jacket has a yellow ground with an illustration of children's alphabet blocks spelling out the title, and the rear panel lists other Cozzens titles; a first-state jacket should retain its printed price.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition; the UK edition followed from Longmans in 1965.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings omit the First Edition statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Children and Others* by James Gould Cozzens a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/children-and-others
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.