# Is "Life at Happy Knoll" by John P. Marquand a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Life at Happy Knoll by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown and Company, 1957) is identified by: First printing, stated First Edition. US first (Little, Brown, Boston/Toronto, 1957).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, stated First Edition
- A set of linked epistolary country-club stories (originally serialized in Sports Illustrated), illustrated with line drawings
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John P. Marquand |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 1957 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, stated First Edition |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing, stated First Edition. A set of linked epistolary country-club stories (originally serialized in Sports Illustrated), illustrated with line drawings.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Little, Brown, Boston/Toronto, 1957).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings exist; confirm the First Edition statement on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Life at Happy Knoll* by John P. Marquand a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/life-at-happy-knoll
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.