# Is "What Time Collects" by James T. Farrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of What Time Collects by James T. Farrell (Doubleday & Company, 1964) is identified by: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, per the standard Doubleday convention. US first, published by Doubleday & Company at Garden City, New York, in 1964.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, per the standard Doubleday convention
- The first edition is bound in red (brick-red) linen cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and runs to 421 pages, issued in an illustrated pictorial dust jacket that carries the publisher's printed price on the flap
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James T. Farrell |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Company |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, per the standard Doubleday convention |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
'First Edition' stated on the copyright page, per the standard Doubleday convention. The first edition is bound in red (brick-red) linen cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and runs to 421 pages, issued in an illustrated pictorial dust jacket that carries the publisher's printed price on the flap.

## Is this the true first?
US first, published by Doubleday & Company at Garden City, New York, in 1964.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 'First Edition' statement from the copyright page; a first printing retains that statement and matches the red linen binding and 421-page collation.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *What Time Collects* by James T. Farrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/what-time-collects
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.