# Is "Conagher" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Conagher by Louis L'Amour (Bantam Books, 1969) is identified by: Bantam Books paperback original, 1969, catalog number H4628, in pictorial wrappers. True first is the US Bantam paperback original (1969, Bantam H4628); no earlier hardcover precedes it.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam Books paperback original, 1969, catalog number H4628, in pictorial wrappers
- Issued as a mass-market paperback with no prior hardcover or serial appearance, so the 1969 Bantam wrappers with that catalog number are the true first
- There is no dust jacket, as the book was a wrappered original
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis L'Amour |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam Books paperback original, 1969, catalog number H4628, in pictorial wrappers |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Bantam Books paperback original, 1969, catalog number H4628, in pictorial wrappers. Issued as a mass-market paperback with no prior hardcover or serial appearance, so the 1969 Bantam wrappers with that catalog number are the true first. There is no dust jacket, as the book was a wrappered original.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the US Bantam paperback original (1969, Bantam H4628); no earlier hardcover precedes it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable to a paperback original; there is no book-club edition to distinguish.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Conagher* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/conagher
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.