# Is "The Lockwood Concern" by John O'Hara a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Lockwood Concern by John O'Hara (Random House, 1965) is identified by: The trade first carries FIRST PRINTING on the copyright page. United States Random House edition (1965) is the true first; the Hodder & Stoughton London edition followed in 1966.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The trade first carries FIRST PRINTING on the copyright page
- There is also a signed limited issue of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, with the limitation leaf bound in ahead of the half-title and issued in a publisher's slipcase
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John O'Hara |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The trade first carries FIRST PRINTING on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Novel. The trade first carries FIRST PRINTING on the copyright page. There is also a signed limited issue of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, with the limitation leaf bound in ahead of the half-title and issued in a publisher's slipcase.

## Is this the true first?
United States Random House edition (1965) is the true first; the Hodder & Stoughton London edition followed in 1966. The signed limited issue and the trade first both appeared in 1965.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book club edition lacks the FIRST PRINTING statement and is typically identified by a blind-stamped device in the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Lockwood Concern* by John O'Hara a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-lockwood-concern
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.