# Is "The Jugger (Parker #6)" by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Jugger (Parker #6) by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) (Pocket Books, 1965) is identified by: Pocket Books paperback original, Pocket number 50149, with a first-printing statement of July 1965 on the copyright page and Harry Bennett cover art. Paperback original; true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pocket Books paperback original, Pocket number 50149, with a first-printing statement of July 1965 on the copyright page and Harry Bennett cover art
- Bennett illustrated all of the Pocket Parkers from 'The Hunter'
- through 'The Handle'
- , so his cover is a period-correct point but not proof of a first printing on its own; confirm the July 1965 printing line
- Parker #6
- Publisher imprint reads Pocket Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pocket Books paperback original, Pocket number 50149, with a first-printing statement of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Pocket Books paperback original, Pocket number 50149, with a first-printing statement of July 1965 on the copyright page and Harry Bennett cover art. Bennett illustrated all of the Pocket Parkers from 'The Hunter' (1962) through 'The Handle' (1966), so his cover is a period-correct point but not proof of a first printing on its own; confirm the July 1965 printing line. Parker #6.

## Is this the true first?
Paperback original; true first. No prior hardcover edition exists.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm the Pocket Books imprint and the stated July 1965 first printing on the copyright page; later Pocket printings advance the printing statement, and the series was subsequently reissued under other imprints (later Avon, Gold Medal, and University of Chicago Press editions), all of which postdate this 1965 original.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Jugger (Parker #6)* by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-jugger-parker-6
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.