# Is "The Four Seasons of Success" by Budd Schulberg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Four Seasons of Success by Budd Schulberg (Doubleday & Company, 1972) is identified by: First edition stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the statement removed on later printings, per Doubleday's convention of this era. US first edition, Doubleday, Garden City, 1972.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the statement removed on later printings, per Doubleday's convention of this era
- A collection of Schulberg's reminiscences of six American writers (Sinclair Lewis, William Saroyan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Thomas Heggen, and John Steinbeck)
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Budd Schulberg |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Company |
| Year | 1972 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the statement removed on later printings, per Doubleday's convention of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the statement removed on later printings, per Doubleday's convention of this era. A collection of Schulberg's reminiscences of six American writers (Sinclair Lewis, William Saroyan, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Thomas Heggen, and John Steinbeck).

## Is this the true first?
US first edition, Doubleday, Garden City, 1972. A revised and expanded version later appeared as Writers in America (Stein and Day, 1983).

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Four Seasons of Success* by Budd Schulberg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-four-seasons-of-success
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.