# Is "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness" by Richard Yates a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Eleven Kinds of Loneliness by Richard Yates (Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1962) is identified by: Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown). The US Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown printing is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown)
- Apple-green cloth with the publisher's emblem blindstamped on the front board, spine lettered in black; jacket design by Ivan Chermayeff with the price 4.50 on the front flap
- First printings carry no later-printing line
- Publisher imprint reads Atlantic-Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Yates |
| Publisher | Atlantic-Little, Brown |
| Year | 1962 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown). Apple-green cloth with the publisher's emblem blindstamped on the front board, spine lettered in black; jacket design by Ivan Chermayeff with the price 4.50 on the front flap. First printings carry no later-printing line.

## Is this the true first?
The US Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown printing is the true first. Yates's second book and his principal early story collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings are noted on the copyright page; a price-clipped jacket removes the 4.50 point and weakens first-issue status.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Eleven Kinds of Loneliness* by Richard Yates a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/eleven-kinds-of-loneliness
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.