# Is "Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970" by Richard Brautigan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 by Richard Brautigan (Simon & Schuster, 1971) is identified by: First edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, October 1971, with 'First printing' stated on the copyright page, green cloth boards with gilt lettering. True first is the 1971 Simon & Schuster hardcover with the stated first printing and the green-stained top edge.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, October 1971, with 'First printing' stated on the copyright page, green cloth boards with gilt lettering
- The first issue has a green top-edge stain; a later state lacks the green topstain
- The first-issue jacket carries the printed price on the front flap
- Sixty-two stories; the only story collection published in Brautigan's lifetime
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Brautigan |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1971 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, October 1971, with 'First printing' stated on the copyright page, green cloth boards… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, October 1971, with 'First printing' stated on the copyright page, green cloth boards with gilt lettering. The first issue has a green top-edge stain; a later state lacks the green topstain. The first-issue jacket carries the printed price on the front flap. Sixty-two stories; the only story collection published in Brautigan's lifetime.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1971 Simon & Schuster hardcover with the stated first printing and the green-stained top edge. A simultaneous Touchstone trade paperback was also issued in 1971.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A distinct blind-stamped Simon & Schuster book club edition for this title is not confirmed in the sources consulted, so no specific book club point is asserted here.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970* by Richard Brautigan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/revenge-of-the-lawn-stories-1962-1970
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.