# Is "Going for a Beer: Selected Short Fictions" by Robert Coover a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Going for a Beer: Selected Short Fictions by Robert Coover (W.W. Norton, 2018) is identified by: Norton hardcover (February 2018) with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price on the dust jacket. True first edition is the 2018 W.W.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First W. W. Norton hardcover (February 2018) with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price on the dust jacket
- A career-spanning selection of thirty stories with an introduction by T. C. Boyle
- Publisher imprint reads W.W. Norton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Coover |
| Publisher | W.W. Norton |
| Year | 2018 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First W. W. Norton hardcover (February 2018) with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price on the dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First W. W. Norton hardcover (February 2018) with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price on the dust jacket. A career-spanning selection of thirty stories with an introduction by T. C. Boyle.

## Is this the true first?
True first edition is the 2018 W.W. Norton hardcover.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Going for a Beer: Selected Short Fictions* by Robert Coover a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/going-for-a-beer-selected-short-fictions
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.