# Is "Rommel Drives On Deep into Egypt" by Richard Brautigan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Rommel Drives On Deep into Egypt by Richard Brautigan (Delacorte Press, 1970) is identified by: First edition published by Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, New York, first printing dated 1 April 1970, 85 pages, designed by Andrew Hoyem (Grabhorn-Hoyem) and printed in San Francisco. True first is the 1970 Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published by Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, New York, first printing dated 1 April 1970, 85 pages, designed by Andrew Hoyem (Grabhorn-Hoyem) and printed in San Francisco
- Issued in pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust jacket (cover photograph of Beverly Allen by Edmund Shea); a Delta trade paperback in illustrated wrappers was published simultaneously, also dated 1 April 1970
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Brautigan |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year | 1970 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition published by Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, New York, first printing dated 1 April 1970, 85 pages, designed by Andrew… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition published by Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, New York, first printing dated 1 April 1970, 85 pages, designed by Andrew Hoyem (Grabhorn-Hoyem) and printed in San Francisco. Issued in pictorial paper-covered boards with matching dust jacket (cover photograph of Beverly Allen by Edmund Shea); a Delta trade paperback in illustrated wrappers was published simultaneously, also dated 1 April 1970.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1970 Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence issue. The hardcover and the Delta wrappers issue were released simultaneously on 1 April 1970.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Rommel Drives On Deep into Egypt* by Richard Brautigan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/rommel-drives-on-deep-into-egypt
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.