# Is "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" by Edwin Lefèvre a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre (George H. Doran Company, 1923) is identified by: True first is New York: George H. US George H.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923; octavo, 299 pp
- First printing shows on the copyright page 'Copyright, 1923, By George H. Doran Company' with the Doran colophon (the GHD anchor/torch device) and the Roman numeral 'I' (Doran's first-printing code), and the Doran device also appears on the title page
- Bound in peach/tan cloth with a decorative blind-stamped front cover and gilt spine lettering; the page edges are typically lightly spotted, with some copies showing a gilt top edge
- Publisher imprint reads George H. Doran Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Edwin Lefèvre |
| Publisher | George H. Doran Company |
| Year | 1923 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923; octavo, 299 pp |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
True first is New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923; octavo, 299 pp. First printing shows on the copyright page 'Copyright, 1923, By George H. Doran Company' with the Doran colophon (the GHD anchor/torch device) and the Roman numeral 'I' (Doran's first-printing code), and the Doran device also appears on the title page. Bound in peach/tan cloth with a decorative blind-stamped front cover and gilt spine lettering; the page edges are typically lightly spotted, with some copies showing a gilt top edge.

## Is this the true first?
US George H. Doran (New York), 1923 is the true first book edition. The narrative first appeared serialized in The Saturday Evening Post (1922-23) before book publication, so the Doran hardcover is the first appearance in book form.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not to be confused with the later Doubleday, Doran issues and 1930s-onward reprints (George H. Doran merged into Doubleday, Doran in 1927); only the George H. Doran 1923 sheets bearing the colophon and the 'I' on the copyright page are the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Reminiscences of a Stock Operator* by Edwin Lefèvre a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/reminiscences-of-a-stock-operator
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.