# Is "Lee and Grant at Appomattox" by MacKinlay Kantor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lee and Grant at Appomattox by MacKinlay Kantor (Random House, 1950) is identified by: First edition in the Landmark Books series, number 8, illustrated by Donald McKay, about 175 pages. US first edition, Random House Landmark Books, New York, 1950.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition in the Landmark Books series, number 8, illustrated by Donald McKay, about 175 pages
- On the true first the dust jacket back panel lists no Landmark title numbered higher than this volume, and the copyright page bears no later printing notice
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | MacKinlay Kantor |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1950 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition in the Landmark Books series, number 8, illustrated by Donald McKay, about 175 pages |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition in the Landmark Books series, number 8, illustrated by Donald McKay, about 175 pages. On the true first the dust jacket back panel lists no Landmark title numbered higher than this volume, and the copyright page bears no later printing notice.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition, Random House Landmark Books, New York, 1950.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A later World Landmark Books reissue exists and is not the first; later Random House printings list higher-numbered Landmark titles on the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lee and Grant at Appomattox* by MacKinlay Kantor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lee-and-grant-at-appomattox
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.