# Is "Warwhoop" by MacKinlay Kantor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Warwhoop by MacKinlay Kantor (Random House, 1952) is identified by: True first edition, with 'First Printing' stated on the copyright page in the usual Random House manner. US first edition, Random House, New York, 1952.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first edition, with 'First Printing' stated on the copyright page in the usual Random House manner
- The full title is Warwhoop: Two Short Novels of the Frontier
- Random House, New York, 1952, approximately 246 pages, issued in a dust jacket that should retain its printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | MacKinlay Kantor |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1952 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first edition, with 'First Printing' stated on the copyright page in the usual Random House manner |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first edition, with 'First Printing' stated on the copyright page in the usual Random House manner. The full title is Warwhoop: Two Short Novels of the Frontier; Random House, New York, 1952, approximately 246 pages, issued in a dust jacket that should retain its printed price.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition, Random House, New York, 1952.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Bantam paperback printing appeared in 1953; that and all later printings lack the stated 'First Printing' and are reprints.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Warwhoop* by MacKinlay Kantor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/warwhoop
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.