# Is "Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three" by Jack Kerouac a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three by Jack Kerouac (Grove Press, 1959) is identified by: Issued simultaneously in a Grove cloth hardcover and in wrappers as an Evergreen Original (E-160). True first is the 1959 Grove Press hardcover; the simultaneous Evergreen Original (E-160) softcover is also an original first-edition issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued simultaneously in a Grove cloth hardcover and in wrappers as an Evergreen Original (E-160)
- No printing statement indicating a later printing on the true first
- Publisher imprint reads Grove Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Year | 1959 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Issued simultaneously in a Grove cloth hardcover and in wrappers as an Evergreen Original… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Issued simultaneously in a Grove cloth hardcover and in wrappers as an Evergreen Original (E-160). No printing statement indicating a later printing on the true first.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1959 Grove Press hardcover; the simultaneous Evergreen Original (E-160) softcover is also an original first-edition issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three* by Jack Kerouac a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/doctor-sax-faust-part-three
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.