# Is "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II" by Doris Kearns Goodwin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster, 1994) is identified by: Simon & Schuster half blue cloth over boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. US Simon & Schuster (New York) is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Simon & Schuster half blue cloth over boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs
- The copyright page states 'First Printing' accompanied by a full number line, and the first-state jacket, designed by Robert Anthony, carries the original printed price on the front flap
- The work won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for History, so many later trade printings exist; a genuine first shows both the 'First Printing' statement and the number line ending in 1
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Simon & Schuster half blue cloth over boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Simon & Schuster half blue cloth over boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The copyright page states 'First Printing' accompanied by a full number line, and the first-state jacket, designed by Robert Anthony, carries the original printed price on the front flap. The work won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for History, so many later trade printings exist; a genuine first shows both the 'First Printing' statement and the number line ending in 1.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (New York) is the true first edition. Awarded the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for History.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The Book-of-the-Month Club issue is typically smaller and lighter in build, lacks a printed price on the jacket, and omits the 'First Printing' statement and the number line; a blind-stamped dot or square to the rear board is a common club tell.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II* by Doris Kearns Goodwin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/no-ordinary-time-franklin-and-eleanor-roosevelt-the-home-fro
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.