# Is "Timothy Dexter Revisited" by John P. Marquand a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Timothy Dexter Revisited by John P. Marquand (Little, Brown and Company, 1960) is identified by: First printing, stated First Edition. US first-thus (Little, Brown, 1960), substantially reworking his 1925 book Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport, Massachusetts (Minton, Balch).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, stated First Edition
- Beige cloth with red and gilt titling, red top-stain, illustrated endpapers, and line drawings by Philip Kappel
- An expansion of Marquand's 1925 study of the Newburyport eccentric Timothy Dexter
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John P. Marquand |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, stated First Edition |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing, stated First Edition. Beige cloth with red and gilt titling, red top-stain, illustrated endpapers, and line drawings by Philip Kappel. An expansion of Marquand's 1925 study of the Newburyport eccentric Timothy Dexter.

## Is this the true first?
US first-thus (Little, Brown, 1960), substantially reworking his 1925 book Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport, Massachusetts (Minton, Balch).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings exist; confirm the First Edition statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Timothy Dexter Revisited* by John P. Marquand a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/timothy-dexter-revisited
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.