# Is "Pull My Daisy" by Jack Kerouac a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Pull My Daisy by Jack Kerouac (Grove Press, 1961) is identified by: Evergreen Original, number E-294; pictorial photographic wrappers lettered on spine and front cover in red, yellow and black; no dust jacket issued. True first is the 1961 Grove Press wrappered edition (Evergreen Original E-294).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Evergreen Original, number E-294; pictorial photographic wrappers lettered on spine and front cover in red, yellow and black; no dust jacket issued
- Text ad-libbed by Kerouac for the Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie film, introduction by Jerry Tallmer, illustrated with film stills
- First printing shows no statement of later printings
- Publisher imprint reads Grove Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Year | 1961 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Evergreen Original, number E-294; pictorial photographic wrappers lettered on spine and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Evergreen Original, number E-294; pictorial photographic wrappers lettered on spine and front cover in red, yellow and black; no dust jacket issued. Text ad-libbed by Kerouac for the Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie film, introduction by Jerry Tallmer, illustrated with film stills. First printing shows no statement of later printings.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1961 Grove Press wrappered edition (Evergreen Original E-294).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Pull My Daisy* by Jack Kerouac a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/pull-my-daisy
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.