# Is "The Girl with the Long Green Heart" by Lawrence Block a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Girl with the Long Green Heart by Lawrence Block (Gold Medal, 1965) is identified by: Paperback original, Gold Medal K1555. The true first is the 1965 Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original (K1555).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Paperback original, Gold Medal K1555
- The first printing carries the Gold Medal catalogue number with no additional printing statement indicating a later printing
- Publisher imprint reads Gold Medal
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lawrence Block |
| Publisher | Gold Medal |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Paperback original, Gold Medal K1555 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Paperback original, Gold Medal K1555. The first printing carries the Gold Medal catalogue number with no additional printing statement indicating a later printing.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the 1965 Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original (K1555). A standalone con-artist caper novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not a book-club title. Later reprinted by Hard Case Crime in 2005 with new cover art; that reprint is a later edition, not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Girl with the Long Green Heart* by Lawrence Block a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-girl-with-the-long-green-heart
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.