# Is "Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions)" by Kurt Vonnegut a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions) by Kurt Vonnegut (Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1974) is identified by: States 'First printing' on the copyright page. True first is the 1974 Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- States 'First printing' on the copyright page
- Octavo, bound in black cloth boards with silver and blue lettering and design to the front board and spine
- The first-state dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap; on an unrestored jacket that price should be present (unclipped)
- Vonnegut's first essay and nonfiction collection; the first printing ran to roughly 20,000 copies
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence |
| Year | 1974 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | States 'First printing' on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
States 'First printing' on the copyright page. Octavo, bound in black cloth boards with silver and blue lettering and design to the front board and spine. The first-state dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap; on an unrestored jacket that price should be present (unclipped). Vonnegut's first essay and nonfiction collection; the first printing ran to roughly 20,000 copies.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1974 Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence edition. The UK first was Jonathan Cape, 1975.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions)* by Kurt Vonnegut a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/wampeters-foma-granfalloons-opinions
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.