# Is "Revolutionary Road" by Richard Yates a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1961) is identified by: Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown). The US Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown printing is the true first; the UK edition (Andre Deutsch, 1962) follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown)
- Quarter cloth over boards, spine lettered in gilt; jacket design by Tony Palladino
- First-issue dust jacket carries the price 4.75 on the front flap (not 4.50)
- An advance/review state exists in a distinct promotional jacket bearing publisher praise
- Publisher imprint reads Atlantic-Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Yates |
| Publisher | Atlantic-Little, Brown |
| Year | 1961 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Issued as 'An Atlantic Monthly Press Book' (Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown). Quarter cloth over boards, spine lettered in gilt; jacket design by Tony Palladino. First-issue dust jacket carries the price 4.75 on the front flap (not 4.50). An advance/review state exists in a distinct promotional jacket bearing publisher praise.

## Is this the true first?
The US Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown printing is the true first; the UK edition (Andre Deutsch, 1962) follows. The advance review copy in the promotional praise jacket is the earliest state.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
First printings carry no additional-printing line; later printings note further printings on the copyright page. A price-clipped flap removes the 4.75 point and weakens the first-issue claim.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Revolutionary Road* by Richard Yates a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/revolutionary-road
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.