# Is "The Man with the Getaway Face (Parker #2)" by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Man with the Getaway Face (Parker #2) by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) (Pocket Books, 1963) is identified by: Pocket Books paperback original, first printing, 1963, catalog number 6180, with cover art by Harry Bennett. A paperback original, so the first Pocket Books printing (number 6180) is the true first; there was no prior hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pocket Books paperback original, first printing, 1963, catalog number 6180, with cover art by Harry Bennett
- The second Parker novel, published the same year as The Outfit
- As a PBO there is no dust jacket; the printed cover price should be present, and the first printing carries no statement of additional printings on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Pocket Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Year | 1963 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pocket Books paperback original, first printing, 1963, catalog number 6180, with cover… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Pocket Books paperback original, first printing, 1963, catalog number 6180, with cover art by Harry Bennett. The second Parker novel, published the same year as The Outfit. As a PBO there is no dust jacket; the printed cover price should be present, and the first printing carries no statement of additional printings on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
A paperback original, so the first Pocket Books printing (number 6180) is the true first; there was no prior hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Pocket printings add a statement of further printings on the copyright page; the mid-1960s and later reissues carry different cover art and catalog numbers, and any hardcover appearance is a much later reissue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Man with the Getaway Face (Parker #2)* by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-man-with-the-getaway-face-parker-2
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.