# Is "Claudelle Inglish" by Erskine Caldwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Claudelle Inglish by Erskine Caldwell (Little, Brown and Company, 1958) is identified by: Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1958, first printing, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page per Little, Brown practice of the period. US edition is the true first; the UK edition followed from Heinemann in 1959, retitled 'Claudelle.'

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1958, first printing, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page per Little, Brown practice of the period
- Cloth-bound in a pictorial dust jacket; the book runs 208 pages
- The printed jacket price should be present on the front flap of a first-issue jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Erskine Caldwell |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 1958 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1958, first printing, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page per Little, Brown practice of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1958, first printing, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page per Little, Brown practice of the period. Cloth-bound in a pictorial dust jacket; the book runs 208 pages. The printed jacket price should be present on the front flap of a first-issue jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US edition is the true first; the UK edition followed from Heinemann in 1959, retitled 'Claudelle.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Little, Brown printings drop or replace the 'First Edition' statement; confirm the copyright page carries no added printing indication.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Claudelle Inglish* by Erskine Caldwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/claudelle-inglish
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.