# Is "Dead Man's Walk" by Larry McMurtry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster, 1995) is identified by: US Simon & Schuster first printing, 1995, identified by a full number line descending to 1 on the copyright page; ISBN 0-684-80753-9 (9780684807539). True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition (published September 1995); a US-originating novel with no earlier printing.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Simon & Schuster first printing, 1995, identified by a full number line descending to 1 on the copyright page
- ISBN 0-684-80753-9
- Bound in a blue cloth spine over paper-covered boards with gilt spine lettering
- First-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap and the S&S imprint; it should be present and unclipped to be a complete first
- This is the third-published Lonesome Dove book but the earliest in internal chronology, a prequel to Lonesome Dove
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Larry McMurtry |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Simon & Schuster first printing, 1995, identified by a full number line descending to 1 on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
US Simon & Schuster first printing, 1995, identified by a full number line descending to 1 on the copyright page; ISBN 0-684-80753-9 (9780684807539). Bound in a blue cloth spine over paper-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. First-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap and the S&S imprint; it should be present and unclipped to be a complete first. This is the third-published Lonesome Dove book but the earliest in internal chronology, a prequel to Lonesome Dove.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the US Simon & Schuster edition (published September 1995); a US-originating novel with no earlier printing. The later reissue printings and the trade-paperback carry different ISBNs and lack the descending-to-1 number line.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club concern for the collectible first; the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page marks the first printing. Later printings show a number line that no longer terminates in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dead Man's Walk* by Larry McMurtry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dead-mans-walk
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.