# Is "Comanche Moon" by Larry McMurtry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster, 1997) is identified by: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997. True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1997; a US-originating novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997
- First printing identified by the full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page (dealers cite the terminal 10-1 code)
- Thick octavo of roughly 752 pages, bound in wheat and blue boards with gilt-stamped lettering along the spine; issued in a priced dust jacket (the printed price should be present)
- Chronologically the earliest but last-published volume of the Lonesome Dove sequence
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Larry McMurtry |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1997 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1997. First printing identified by the full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page (dealers cite the terminal 10-1 code). Thick octavo of roughly 752 pages, bound in wheat and blue boards with gilt-stamped lettering along the spine; issued in a priced dust jacket (the printed price should be present). Chronologically the earliest but last-published volume of the Lonesome Dove sequence.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition of 1997; a US-originating novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A very large first printing means first-printing copies are common; the number line reading down to 1 identifies them, and no meaningful book-club-edition concern attaches to the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Comanche Moon* by Larry McMurtry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/comanche-moon
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.