# Is "Satori in Paris" by Jack Kerouac a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac (Grove Press, 1966) is identified by: First edition, first printing published by Grove Press, New York, 1966. The true first is the 1966 Grove Press hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing published by Grove Press, New York, 1966
- Blue cloth with silver spine lettering, small octavo, 118 pages, in an unclipped dust jacket carrying the original printed price and a Kerouac photograph on the rear panel
- No statement of later printing
- Publisher imprint reads Grove Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing published by Grove Press, New York, 1966 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing published by Grove Press, New York, 1966. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering, small octavo, 118 pages, in an unclipped dust jacket carrying the original printed price and a Kerouac photograph on the rear panel. No statement of later printing.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the 1966 Grove Press hardcover. Charters A21a.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Satori in Paris* by Jack Kerouac a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/satori-in-paris
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.