# Is "Cock Pit" by James Gould Cozzens a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Cock Pit by James Gould Cozzens (William Morrow, 1928) is identified by: First edition, New York: William Morrow & Company, 1928. US first (Morrow, 1928).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, New York: William Morrow & Company, 1928
- Identified by the absence of any later-printing notice on the copyright page
- Original black cloth, titles in red, orange-printed map endpapers, top edge red, others untrimmed
- Publisher imprint reads William Morrow
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Gould Cozzens |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
| Year | 1928 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, New York: William Morrow & Company, 1928 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, New York: William Morrow & Company, 1928. Identified by the absence of any later-printing notice on the copyright page. Original black cloth, titles in red, orange-printed map endpapers, top edge red, others untrimmed.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Morrow, 1928). Set on the sugar plantations of Cuba; Cozzens's third book.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition for this title in this period.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Cock Pit* by James Gould Cozzens a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/cock-pit
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.