# Is "Conagher" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Conagher by Louis L'Amour (Bantam Books, 1969) is identified by: Bantam paperback original, 1969. True first is the US Bantam paperback original; no earlier hardcover precedes it.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam paperback original, 1969
- Issued as a mass-market paperback with no prior hardcover or serial edition; the Bantam wrappers with the 1969 date are the true first
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis L'Amour |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam paperback original, 1969 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Bantam paperback original, 1969. Issued as a mass-market paperback with no prior hardcover or serial edition; the Bantam wrappers with the 1969 date are the true first.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the US Bantam paperback original; no earlier hardcover precedes it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable to a paperback original; there is no book-club edition to distinguish.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Conagher* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/conagher
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.