# Is "Up a Road Slowly" by Irene Hunt a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt (Follett Publishing Company, 1966) is identified by: First edition published 1966 by Follett Publishing Company, Chicago. United States true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published 1966 by Follett Publishing Company, Chicago
- The true first printing STATES First Printing on the copyright page
- Later printings are explicitly marked Second Printing, Fifth Printing, Seventh Printing, and so on, all still within the first edition
- Pictorial dust jacket over cloth boards
- Publisher imprint reads Follett Publishing Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Irene Hunt |
| Publisher | Follett Publishing Company |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition published 1966 by Follett Publishing Company, Chicago |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition published 1966 by Follett Publishing Company, Chicago. The true first printing STATES First Printing on the copyright page. Later printings are explicitly marked Second Printing, Fifth Printing, Seventh Printing, and so on, all still within the first edition. Pictorial dust jacket over cloth boards.

## Is this the true first?
United States true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1967.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Copies marked with any printing other than First Printing (Second, Fifth, Seventh, etc.) are later printings of the first edition, not the true first. Later issues and reprints differ.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Up a Road Slowly* by Irene Hunt a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/up-a-road-slowly
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.