# Is "Tip on a Dead Jockey and Other Stories" by Irwin Shaw a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tip on a Dead Jockey and Other Stories by Irwin Shaw (Random House, 1957) is identified by: First printing of Shaw's story collection (ten stories, including the title piece first collected here). US Random House (1957) is the true first; Jonathan Cape issued the UK edition the same year as 'Tip on a Dead Jockey'.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of Shaw's story collection (ten stories, including the title piece first collected here)
- Random House first identified by the copyright-page printing statement with no later-printing slug
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Irwin Shaw |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1957 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of Shaw's story collection (ten stories, including the title piece first collected here) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing of Shaw's story collection (ten stories, including the title piece first collected here). Random House first identified by the copyright-page printing statement with no later-printing slug.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House (1957) is the true first; Jonathan Cape issued the UK edition the same year as 'Tip on a Dead Jockey'.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Random House printings are noted on the copyright page; confirm the absence of any added printing line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tip on a Dead Jockey and Other Stories* by Irwin Shaw a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tip-on-a-dead-jockey-and-other-stories
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.