# Is "Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990 (Volume 3)" by Stephen E. Ambrose a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990 (Volume 3) by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster, 1991) is identified by: Simon & Schuster first printing with the full S&S number line present (the line ends in 1). US true first; Simon & Schuster was the original publisher of this American author's work, with no prior UK or Canadian edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Simon & Schuster first printing with the full S&S number line present (the line ends in 1)
- Dust jacket carries the publisher's price on the front flap
- Volume 3, the concluding volume of the Nixon biography
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Simon & Schuster first printing with the full S&S number line present (the line ends in 1) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Simon & Schuster first printing with the full S&S number line present (the line ends in 1). Dust jacket carries the publisher's price on the front flap. Volume 3, the concluding volume of the Nixon biography.

## Is this the true first?
US true first; Simon & Schuster was the original publisher of this American author's work, with no prior UK or Canadian edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Club printings (including Book-of-the-Month Club) lack a printed jacket price and often bear a blind-stamp on the rear board; not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990 (Volume 3)* by Stephen E. Ambrose a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/nixon-ruin-and-recovery-1973-1990-volume-3
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