# Is "Sanctuary V" by Budd Schulberg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sanctuary V by Budd Schulberg (World Publishing, 1969) is identified by: World Publishing (Cleveland/New York) 1969, stated first printing on the copyright page; black cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine, roughly 415 pages. The US World Publishing printing of 1969 is the true first and precedes the UK first, published by W.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- World Publishing (Cleveland/New York) 1969, stated first printing on the copyright page; black cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine, roughly 415 pages
- The first-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap (unclipped)
- Novel of Latin American revolution and political intrigue, narrated by the puppet president of an unnamed post-revolution country
- Publisher imprint reads World Publishing
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Budd Schulberg |
| Publisher | World Publishing |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | World Publishing (Cleveland/New York) 1969, stated first printing on the copyright page; black cloth boards with silver lettering to the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
World Publishing (Cleveland/New York) 1969, stated first printing on the copyright page; black cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine, roughly 415 pages. The first-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap (unclipped). Novel of Latin American revolution and political intrigue, narrated by the puppet president of an unnamed post-revolution country.

## Is this the true first?
The US World Publishing printing of 1969 is the true first and precedes the UK first, published by W. H. Allen (London) in 1970 in orange cloth with a colour illustrated dust wrapper carrying the author's black-and-white photograph on the rear panel — not Heinemann.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the first-printing statement from the copyright page; no separate book-club issue is confirmed from reliable sources.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sanctuary V* by Budd Schulberg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sanctuary-v
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.