# Is "The Fixer" by Bernard Malamud a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Fixer by Bernard Malamud (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966) is identified by: FSG first edition has 'First printing, 1966' stated on the copyright page with no later printings listed, in first-issue cloth and jacket bearing the printed price. The US FSG 1966 printing is the true first; the 'First printing, 1966' statement on the copyright page is the identifying point.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- FSG first edition has 'First printing, 1966' stated on the copyright page with no later printings listed, in first-issue cloth and jacket bearing the printed price
- Won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bernard Malamud |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | FSG first edition has 'First printing, 1966' stated on the copyright page with no later printings listed, in first-issue cloth and jacket… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
FSG first edition has 'First printing, 1966' stated on the copyright page with no later printings listed, in first-issue cloth and jacket bearing the printed price. Won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award.

## Is this the true first?
The US FSG 1966 printing is the true first; the 'First printing, 1966' statement on the copyright page is the identifying point.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies carry a blind-stamp and an unpriced jacket; later printings change the printing statement on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Fixer* by Bernard Malamud a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-fixer
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.