# Is "Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors" by Stephen E. Ambrose a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors by Stephen E. Ambrose (Doubleday, 1975) is identified by: Doubleday first: the words 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (Doubleday's 1927-2000 convention of printing the phrase beneath the copyright notice, removed on later printings), with a priced dust jacket. US true first (Doubleday, Garden City, 1975).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Doubleday first: the words 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (Doubleday's 1927-2000 convention of printing the phrase beneath the copyright notice, removed on later printings), with a priced dust jacket
- First-edition copies are quarterbound in red pebbled paper boards over a blue cloth spine
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Doubleday first: the words 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (Doubleday's… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Doubleday first: the words 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (Doubleday's 1927-2000 convention of printing the phrase beneath the copyright notice, removed on later printings), with a priced dust jacket. First-edition copies are quarterbound in red pebbled paper boards over a blue cloth spine.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Doubleday, Garden City, 1975).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-of-the-Month Club printings lack the jacket price and typically carry a blind-stamp on the rear board; they are not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors* by Stephen E. Ambrose a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/crazy-horse-and-custer-the-parallel-lives-of-two-american-wa
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