# Is "The Future Is Ours, Comrade: Conversations with the Russians" by Jerzy Kosinski (as Joseph Novak) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Future Is Ours, Comrade: Conversations with the Russians by Jerzy Kosinski (as Joseph Novak) (Doubleday, 1960) is identified by: First edition carries the publisher's stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the priced dust jacket present. True first is the 1960 Doubleday (Garden City) edition, confirmed by the stated 'First Edition' line.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition carries the publisher's stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the priced dust jacket present
- Doubleday (Garden City) hardcover, 286 pages, published under the pseudonym Joseph Novak with an introduction by NBC correspondent Irving R. Levine
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jerzy Kosinski (as Joseph Novak) |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition carries the publisher's stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the priced dust jacket present |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition carries the publisher's stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page, with the priced dust jacket present. Doubleday (Garden City) hardcover, 286 pages, published under the pseudonym Joseph Novak with an introduction by NBC correspondent Irving R. Levine.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1960 Doubleday (Garden City) edition, confirmed by the stated 'First Edition' line. This was Kosinski's first book, issued under the Novak pseudonym, and precedes The Painted Bird (1965).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club issue is commonly recorded for this title; the stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page is the identifying point.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Future Is Ours, Comrade: Conversations with the Russians* by Jerzy Kosinski (as Joseph Novak) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-future-is-ours-comrade-conversations-with-the-russians
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.