# Is "The Lieutenant" by Andre Dubus a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Lieutenant by Andre Dubus (Dial Press, 1967) is identified by: First printing from The Dial Press, New York, 1967; dust jacket priced on the front flap. The US Dial Press 1967 edition is the true first; this, not Separate Flights, is Dubus's actual debut book.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing from The Dial Press, New York, 1967; dust jacket priced on the front flap
- Dubus's first book and his only novel, published the year after he finished the Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Genuinely scarce
- Publisher imprint reads Dial Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Andre Dubus |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing from The Dial Press, New York, 1967; dust jacket priced on the front flap |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing from The Dial Press, New York, 1967; dust jacket priced on the front flap. Dubus's first book and his only novel, published the year after he finished the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Genuinely scarce.

## Is this the true first?
The US Dial Press 1967 edition is the true first; this, not Separate Flights, is Dubus's actual debut book.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later and reprint copies lack the original priced first-issue jacket; confirm the Dial Press first-printing copyright statement and the priced flap.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Lieutenant* by Andre Dubus a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-lieutenant
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.