# Is "Think Fast, Mr. Moto" by John P. Marquand a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Think Fast, Mr. Moto by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown and Company, 1937) is identified by: True first is the US Little, Brown printing, with the copyright-page publication statement and no later-printing notice. US Little, Brown edition (1937) is the true first; the first British edition followed from Robert Hale in 1938.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the US Little, Brown printing, with the copyright-page publication statement and no later-printing notice
- This is the third Mr
- Moto novel; the original binding is blue cloth lettered in red
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John P. Marquand |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 1937 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the US Little, Brown printing, with the copyright-page publication statement and no later-printing notice |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first is the US Little, Brown printing, with the copyright-page publication statement and no later-printing notice. This is the third Mr. Moto novel; the original binding is blue cloth lettered in red.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown edition (1937) is the true first; the first British edition followed from Robert Hale in 1938.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and photoplay-style reprints are reprints, not the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Think Fast, Mr. Moto* by John P. Marquand a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/think-fast-mr-moto
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.