# Is "Warlock" by Oakley Hall a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Warlock by Oakley Hall (The Viking Press, 1958) is identified by: The Viking Press, 1958, a literary Western and Pulitzer finalist later championed by Thomas Pynchon. The US Viking first is the true first, an under-collected literary Western high spot.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The Viking Press, 1958, a literary Western and Pulitzer finalist later championed by Thomas Pynchon
- The first edition is bound in quarter white cloth over red paper-covered boards and carries the 1958 date with no later-printing statement
- The first-state dust jacket was designed by Milton Glaser and carries its printed price
- Identify by the 1958 Viking imprint, the binding, and the priced Glaser jacket
- Publisher imprint reads The Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Oakley Hall |
| Publisher | The Viking Press |
| Year | 1958 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The Viking Press, 1958, a literary Western and Pulitzer finalist later championed by Thomas Pynchon |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The Viking Press, 1958, a literary Western and Pulitzer finalist later championed by Thomas Pynchon. The first edition is bound in quarter white cloth over red paper-covered boards and carries the 1958 date with no later-printing statement. The first-state dust jacket was designed by Milton Glaser and carries its printed price. Identify by the 1958 Viking imprint, the binding, and the priced Glaser jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The US Viking first is the true first, an under-collected literary Western high spot.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings add printing statements; there is no major book-club confusion. Verify the 1958 Viking imprint with a priced first-state dust jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Warlock* by Oakley Hall a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/warlock
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.