# Is "Prisoner's Base (UK: Out Goes She)" by Rex Stout a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Prisoner's Base (UK: Out Goes She) by Rex Stout (Viking Press, 1952) is identified by: US Viking Press, 1952, first printing. The US Viking Press edition is the true first, preceding the UK Collins edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Viking Press, 1952, first printing
- A Nero Wolfe novel; published in the UK by Collins Crime Club as Out Goes She
- Green cloth printed in black, issued in a black, green and white dust wrapper
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Rex Stout |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1952 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Viking Press, 1952, first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Viking Press, 1952, first printing. A Nero Wolfe novel; published in the UK by Collins Crime Club as Out Goes She. Green cloth printed in black, issued in a black, green and white dust wrapper.

## Is this the true first?
The US Viking Press edition is the true first, preceding the UK Collins edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Book Club edition and later paperback reprints followed the Viking first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Prisoner's Base (UK: Out Goes She)* by Rex Stout a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/prisoners-base-uk-out-goes-she
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.