# Is "Notes from a Sea Diary: Hemingway All the Way" by Nelson Algren a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Notes from a Sea Diary: Hemingway All the Way by Nelson Algren (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965) is identified by: First edition, first printing. US first edition (G.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing
- Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1965
- Navy cloth with gilt spine lettering; dust jacket with the publisher's price on the flap
- Per Putnam practice of the period, the first printing carries no later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Nelson Algren |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1965. Navy cloth with gilt spine lettering; dust jacket with the publisher's price on the flap. Per Putnam practice of the period, the first printing carries no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1965).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings are noted on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Notes from a Sea Diary: Hemingway All the Way* by Nelson Algren a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/notes-from-a-sea-diary-hemingway-all-the-way
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.