# Is "The Last Gentleman" by Walker Percy a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966) is identified by: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1966. The US Farrar, Straus & Giroux edition is the true first; the UK edition follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1966
- First edition identified by the FSG copyright-page statement ('First printing, 1966' / 'First published') with no number line and no later-printing notice; first-issue dust jacket carrying the original price to the flap
- Approximately 409 pages
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Walker Percy |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1966 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1966. First edition identified by the FSG copyright-page statement ('First printing, 1966' / 'First published') with no number line and no later-printing notice; first-issue dust jacket carrying the original price to the flap. Approximately 409 pages.

## Is this the true first?
The US Farrar, Straus & Giroux edition is the true first; the UK edition follows.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
FSG trade firsts carry the printed first-printing statement and a priced jacket flap; book-club copies lack the flap price and may show a blind gutter dot on the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Gentleman* by Walker Percy a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-gentleman
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.