# Is "To the Far Blue Mountains" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of To the Far Blue Mountains by Louis L'Amour (E.P. Dutton, 1976) is identified by: Dutton hardcover first, 1976, in dust jacket (Sackett saga). True first US hardcover is the 1976 E.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- E.P. Dutton hardcover first, 1976, in dust jacket (Sackett saga)
- The true first printing is a suppressed state: it carries an erroneous dedication (wrong name) and a short text state
- L'Amour objected and Dutton reprinted the book later in 1976 as a corrected, fuller state
- A genuine first printing should show the erroneous dedication, not the corrected one
- Publisher imprint reads E.P. Dutton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis L'Amour |
| Publisher | E.P. Dutton |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | E.P. Dutton hardcover first, 1976, in dust jacket (Sackett saga) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
E.P. Dutton hardcover first, 1976, in dust jacket (Sackett saga). The true first printing is a suppressed state: it carries an erroneous dedication (wrong name) and a short text state. L'Amour objected and Dutton reprinted the book later in 1976 as a corrected, fuller state. A genuine first printing should show the erroneous dedication, not the corrected one.

## Is this the true first?
True first US hardcover is the 1976 E.P. Dutton edition, specifically the suppressed first printing with the erroneous dedication page.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book-club edition exists and should be excluded; the club printing lacks the true-first Dutton points and typically has the blind stamp on the rear board and no price on the jacket flap.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *To the Far Blue Mountains* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/to-the-far-blue-mountains
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.