# Is "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)" by Andy Warhol (ghostwritten w/ Pat Hackett & Bob Colacello) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) by Andy Warhol (ghostwritten w/ Pat Hackett & Bob Colacello) (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975) is identified by: US Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, August 1975; quarter cloth over paper boards bound in yellow and red-orange, stamped in black and white; 241 pp; unclipped jacket. US HBJ 1975 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, August 1975; quarter cloth over paper boards bound in yellow and red-orange, stamped in black and white
- 241 pp; unclipped jacket
- Stated first with no later printing indicated
- ISBN 0-15-189050-1
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Andy Warhol (ghostwritten w/ Pat Hackett & Bob Colacello) |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, August 1975; quarter cloth over paper boards bound in yellow and red-orange, stamped in black and white |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, August 1975; quarter cloth over paper boards bound in yellow and red-orange, stamped in black and white; 241 pp; unclipped jacket. Stated first with no later printing indicated. ISBN 0-15-189050-1 (9780151890507).

## Is this the true first?
US HBJ 1975 is the true first. Warhol signed roughly 14,000 copies at the warehouse before release, so a plain Warhol signature does not make a copy scarce or prove a special state; genuinely scarce copies are those inscribed or dedicated to a named recipient. UK Cassell/Picador editions follow.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the price on the jacket flap, may show a blind-stamp on the rear board, and use thinner boards; verify the HBJ imprint and jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)* by Andy Warhol (ghostwritten w/ Pat Hackett & Bob Colacello) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-philosophy-of-andy-warhol-from-a-to-b-and-back-again
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.