# Is "Julia" by Peter Straub a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Julia by Peter Straub (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975) is identified by: True first: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1975. The record had this backwards: the US Coward, McCann & Geoghegan edition of October 1975 is the true first, and the Jonathan Cape London edition followed in February 1976 as the first UK edition only.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1975
- First printings from this house carry no later-printing notice on the copyright page; the publisher did not use a number line in this period
- Straub's first supernatural novel, filmed as Full Circle (also released as The Haunting of Julia)
- Publisher imprint reads Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Straub |
| Publisher | Coward, McCann & Geoghegan |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1975 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1975. First printings from this house carry no later-printing notice on the copyright page; the publisher did not use a number line in this period. Straub's first supernatural novel, filmed as Full Circle (also released as The Haunting of Julia).

## Is this the true first?
The record had this backwards: the US Coward, McCann & Geoghegan edition of October 1975 is the true first, and the Jonathan Cape London edition followed in February 1976 as the first UK edition only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Club tells: no printed jacket price and typically a blind stamp or smaller format; genuine firsts show the 1975 Coward, McCann & Geoghegan imprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Julia* by Peter Straub a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/julia
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.