# Is "Love on a Dark Street and Other Stories" by Irwin Shaw a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Love on a Dark Street and Other Stories by Irwin Shaw (Delacorte Press, 1965) is identified by: First printing of the US story collection, published by Delacorte Press in 1965. US Delacorte Press (1965) is the true first; Jonathan Cape issued the first UK edition (August 1965), described by dealers as the first British and only UK hardback edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the US story collection, published by Delacorte Press in 1965
- Delacorte titles of this era identify the first printing by the statement "First Printing" on the copyright page, with no later-printing statement or additional printing history present; confirm that wording and the absence of any subsequent-printing line
- Issued in a first-issue dust jacket that should retain the printed price on the front flap (price-clipping does not by itself demote a jacket)
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Irwin Shaw |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the US story collection, published by Delacorte Press in 1965 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing of the US story collection, published by Delacorte Press in 1965. Delacorte titles of this era identify the first printing by the statement "First Printing" on the copyright page, with no later-printing statement or additional printing history present; confirm that wording and the absence of any subsequent-printing line. Issued in a first-issue dust jacket that should retain the printed price on the front flap (price-clipping does not by itself demote a jacket).

## Is this the true first?
US Delacorte Press (1965) is the true first; Jonathan Cape issued the first UK edition (August 1965), described by dealers as the first British and only UK hardback edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Dell paperback followed in 1966; some listings dated 1966 are this Dell reprint, not the hardback first. Confirm the Delacorte imprint, the 1965 date, and the "First Printing" statement on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Love on a Dark Street and Other Stories* by Irwin Shaw a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/love-on-a-dark-street-and-other-stories
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.