# Is "Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home" by Emily Post a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post (Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1922) is identified by: True first: Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London, 1922. US first (Funk & Wagnalls, 1922) is the true first and the collected edition; it was issued jointly under the New York and London imprint in 1922, so there is no separate UK or original-language precedence issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first: Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London, 1922
- The first printing is identified by the copyright page reading 'Published July, 1922' with no later printings listed (Funk & Wagnalls' dated-printing convention)
- Thick octavo, 627 pp including the index, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic plates, in original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front board
- Corroborated by two independent dealer descriptions (Ernestoic Books via AbeBooks; biblio.com); a reproduced Emily Post inscription notes the first edition is 'stained blue at the top,' consistent with a blue-stained top edge, though top-edge treatment is not consistently reported
- Publisher imprint reads Funk & Wagnalls Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Emily Post |
| Publisher | Funk & Wagnalls Company |
| Year | 1922 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first: Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London, 1922 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first: Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London, 1922. The first printing is identified by the copyright page reading 'Published July, 1922' with no later printings listed (Funk & Wagnalls' dated-printing convention). Thick octavo, 627 pp including the index, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic plates, in original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front board. Corroborated by two independent dealer descriptions (Ernestoic Books via AbeBooks; biblio.com); a reproduced Emily Post inscription notes the first edition is 'stained blue at the top,' consistent with a blue-stained top edge, though top-edge treatment is not consistently reported.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Funk & Wagnalls, 1922) is the true first and the collected edition; it was issued jointly under the New York and London imprint in 1922, so there is no separate UK or original-language precedence issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book was revised and reset repeatedly, each later printing stating a later 'Published...' month/year on the copyright page. The 1969 'Replica Edition' reproduces the 1922 text and is a modern facsimile, not the first; any copy dated later than 'Published July, 1922' is a reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home* by Emily Post a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/etiquette-in-society-in-business-in-politics-and-at-home
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.