# Is "Yet Other Waters" by James T. Farrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Yet Other Waters by James T. Farrell (The Vanguard Press, 1952) is identified by: First printing of the third and final novel of the Bernard Carr trilogy. US first edition, published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1952.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the third and final novel of the Bernard Carr trilogy
- Octavo, 319 pages, issued in green cloth by Vanguard
- Confirm the first printing by the absence of any later-printing statement on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads The Vanguard Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James T. Farrell |
| Publisher | The Vanguard Press |
| Year | 1952 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the third and final novel of the Bernard Carr trilogy |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing of the third and final novel of the Bernard Carr trilogy. Octavo, 319 pages, issued in green cloth by Vanguard. Confirm the first printing by the absence of any later-printing statement on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
US first edition, published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1952. Vanguard, a New York house, issued no simultaneous or preceding edition elsewhere, so the 1952 Vanguard printing is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Vanguard indicated subsequent printings on the copyright page; a true first printing carries no later-printing notice.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Yet Other Waters* by James T. Farrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/yet-other-waters
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.