# Is "Kilrone" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Kilrone by Louis L'Amour (Bantam Books, 1966) is identified by: Bantam paperback original, 1966, Bantam catalog number F3252, a pocket-sized mass-market Western of roughly 154 pages with cover art credited to Gordon Crabbe. True first US edition; paperback original, first printing, with no prior hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam paperback original, 1966, Bantam catalog number F3252, a pocket-sized mass-market Western of roughly 154 pages with cover art credited to Gordon Crabbe
- First printing is the true first, identified by the F3252 catalog number and the copyright-page first-edition statement with the number line present down to 1
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis L'Amour |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam paperback original, 1966, Bantam catalog number F3252, a pocket-sized mass-market… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Bantam paperback original, 1966, Bantam catalog number F3252, a pocket-sized mass-market Western of roughly 154 pages with cover art credited to Gordon Crabbe. First printing is the true first, identified by the F3252 catalog number and the copyright-page first-edition statement with the number line present down to 1.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition; paperback original, first printing, with no prior hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable; paperback original with no book-club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Kilrone* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/kilrone
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.