# Is "Dusk and Other Stories" by James Salter a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dusk and Other Stories by James Salter (North Point Press, 1988) is identified by: North Point Press (Berkeley) imprint dated 1988; deep apricot boards with silver spine lettering, small octavo, roughly 157 pages; pictorial dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap. The US North Point Press hardcover of 1988 is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- North Point Press (Berkeley) imprint dated 1988; deep apricot boards with silver spine lettering, small octavo, roughly 157 pages; pictorial dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap
- North Point first printings are identified by the imprint and date rather than a publisher number line, so do not expect one
- Publisher imprint reads North Point Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Salter |
| Publisher | North Point Press |
| Year | 1988 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | North Point Press (Berkeley) imprint dated 1988; deep apricot boards with silver spine lettering, small octavo, roughly 157 pages… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
North Point Press (Berkeley) imprint dated 1988; deep apricot boards with silver spine lettering, small octavo, roughly 157 pages; pictorial dust jacket with the printed price on the front flap. North Point first printings are identified by the imprint and date rather than a publisher number line, so do not expect one.

## Is this the true first?
The US North Point Press hardcover of 1988 is the true first edition. It won the 1989 PEN/Faulkner Award.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue is recorded for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dusk and Other Stories* by James Salter a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dusk-and-other-stories
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.