# Is "The Deer at Our House" by Erskine Caldwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Deer at Our House by Erskine Caldwell (Collier Books, 1966) is identified by: Children's picture book illustrated by Ben Wohlberg. US first edition (Collier Books / Collier-Macmillan, New York, 1966).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing
- Children's picture book illustrated by Ben Wohlberg
- Publisher imprint reads Collier Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Erskine Caldwell |
| Publisher | Collier Books |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing. Children's picture book illustrated by Ben Wohlberg.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition (Collier Books / Collier-Macmillan, New York, 1966).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings exist; identify the true first by the absence of any later-printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Deer at Our House* by Erskine Caldwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-deer-at-our-house
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.