# Is "Rolling Thunder Logbook (nonfiction)" by Sam Shepard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Rolling Thunder Logbook (nonfiction) by Sam Shepard (Viking Press, 1977) is identified by: Viking Press, New York, 1977. US Viking first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Viking Press, New York, 1977
- Issued in cloth (color pictorial dust jacket) and in wrappers, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs (Ken Regan and others)
- First-printing hardcover shows no later-printing statement and no additional printings listed
- Shepard's account of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour
- Publisher imprint reads Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sam Shepard |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Viking Press, New York, 1977 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Viking Press, New York, 1977. Issued in cloth (color pictorial dust jacket) and in wrappers, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs (Ken Regan and others). First-printing hardcover shows no later-printing statement and no additional printings listed. Shepard's account of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour.

## Is this the true first?
US Viking first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Rolling Thunder Logbook (nonfiction)* by Sam Shepard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/rolling-thunder-logbook-nonfiction
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.