# Is "Thirty Years" by John P. Marquand a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Thirty Years by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown and Company, 1954) is identified by: First printing, stated First Edition on the copyright page. US first (Boston/Toronto issue, Little, Brown).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, stated First Edition on the copyright page
- A collection of Marquand's stories, articles and essays gathered in book form for the first time, with an Introduction by Clifton Fadiman
- Gray cloth with black spine label and gilt lettering
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John P. Marquand |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 1954 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, stated First Edition on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing, stated First Edition on the copyright page. A collection of Marquand's stories, articles and essays gathered in book form for the first time, with an Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. Gray cloth with black spine label and gilt lettering.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Boston/Toronto issue, Little, Brown).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings exist; verify the First Edition statement on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Thirty Years* by John P. Marquand a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/thirty-years
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.