# Is "Story Teller" by MacKinlay Kantor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Story Teller by MacKinlay Kantor (Doubleday & Company, 1967) is identified by: First edition, Doubleday, Garden City, 1967, about 462 pages. US Doubleday edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Doubleday, Garden City, 1967, about 462 pages
- States 'First Edition' on the copyright page per Doubleday convention
- A collection of stories and autobiographical pieces
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | MacKinlay Kantor |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Company |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Doubleday, Garden City, 1967, about 462 pages |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, Doubleday, Garden City, 1967, about 462 pages. States 'First Edition' on the copyright page per Doubleday convention. A collection of stories and autobiographical pieces.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday edition is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings omit the 'First Edition' statement from the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Story Teller* by MacKinlay Kantor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/story-teller
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.