# Is "The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution" by Bernard Bailyn a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1967) is identified by: Cloth; the 1967 first lacks any 'Enlarged Edition' statement on the title page and copyright page. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (Cambridge) issued the true first in 1967.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Cloth; the 1967 first lacks any 'Enlarged Edition' statement on the title page and copyright page
- The dust jacket is priced
- Distinguish from the 1992 enlarged edition, which adds a fourth chapter on the Constitution debate and is so identified
- Publisher imprint reads Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bernard Bailyn |
| Publisher | Belknap Press of Harvard University Press |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Cloth; the 1967 first lacks any 'Enlarged Edition' statement on the title page and copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Cloth; the 1967 first lacks any 'Enlarged Edition' statement on the title page and copyright page. The dust jacket is priced. Distinguish from the 1992 enlarged edition, which adds a fourth chapter on the Constitution debate and is so identified.

## Is this the true first?
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (Cambridge) issued the true first in 1967. Won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Bancroft Prize in 1968.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The 1992 enlarged edition is a separate, expanded issue identified as such; the 1967 first carries no enlarged-edition wording.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution* by Bernard Bailyn a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-ideological-origins-of-the-american-revolution
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.