# Is "The Slave Dancer" by Paula Fox a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (Bradbury Press, 1973) is identified by: First edition published 1973 by Bradbury Press, Scarsdale, New York, with illustrations by Eros Keith. US true first edition (Bradbury Press, 1973).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published 1973 by Bradbury Press, Scarsdale, New York, with illustrations by Eros Keith
- The first printing states First Printing on the copyright page
- Bound in cloth with the author's initials blind-stamped on the front cover
- Publisher imprint reads Bradbury Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Paula Fox |
| Publisher | Bradbury Press |
| Year | 1973 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition published 1973 by Bradbury Press, Scarsdale, New York, with illustrations by Eros Keith |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition published 1973 by Bradbury Press, Scarsdale, New York, with illustrations by Eros Keith. The first printing states First Printing on the copyright page. Bound in cloth with the author's initials blind-stamped on the front cover.

## Is this the true first?
US true first edition (Bradbury Press, 1973). Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1974.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings revise or drop the First Printing statement; book-club editions typically lack a printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Slave Dancer* by Paula Fox a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-slave-dancer
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.