# Is "The Power Broker — see deeper note (Robert A. Caro, Master of the Senate)" by Robert A. Caro a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Power Broker — see deeper note (Robert A. Caro, Master of the Senate) by Robert A. Caro (Alfred A. Knopf, 2002) is identified by: Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, vol. US Knopf is the true first for each Caro LBJ volume.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, vol
- 3): copyright page states 'First Edition' (Knopf uses the stated line, no number row)
- ISBN 0-394-52836-6; thick octavo of roughly 1167 pages; first-issue jacket carries the printed price unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert A. Caro |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, vol |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, vol. 3): copyright page states 'First Edition' (Knopf uses the stated line, no number row). ISBN 0-394-52836-6; thick octavo of roughly 1167 pages; first-issue jacket carries the printed price unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf is the true first for each Caro LBJ volume. Master of the Senate won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Each volume (The Path to Power 1982; Means of Ascent 1990; Master of the Senate 2002; The Passage of Power 2012) has its own Knopf first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies of the LBJ volumes lack the printed jacket price, may carry a rear-board blindstamp, and omit the stated 'First Edition'. The 'First Edition' line plus the priced Knopf jacket identify the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Power Broker — see deeper note (Robert A. Caro, Master of the Senate)* by Robert A. Caro a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-power-broker-see-deeper-note-robert-a-caro-master-of-the
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.