# Is "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" by Robert Lewis Taylor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters by Robert Lewis Taylor (Doubleday & Company, 1958) is identified by: Doubleday first: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with no later-printing line. US Doubleday 1958 is the true first; the 'First Edition' statement on the copyright page is the required point.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Doubleday first: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with no later-printing line
- Cloth in a first-issue jacket carrying the printed price on the front flap; illustrated/map endpapers
- Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1959
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Lewis Taylor |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Company |
| Year | 1958 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Doubleday first: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with no later-printing line |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Doubleday first: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with no later-printing line. Cloth in a first-issue jacket carrying the printed price on the front flap; illustrated/map endpapers. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1959.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday 1958 is the true first; the 'First Edition' statement on the copyright page is the required point.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies lack the 'First Edition' statement, typically show a blind-stamp on the rear board, and carry a jacket without the printed price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters* by Robert Lewis Taylor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-travels-of-jaimie-mcpheeters
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.