# Is "Gold" by Eugene O'Neill a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Gold by Eugene O'Neill (Boni & Liveright, 1920) is identified by: New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920, dated 1920 on the title page. US Boni & Liveright true first, dated 1920 on the title page.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920, dated 1920 on the title page
- Bound in original green quarter cloth with the spine and front cover lettered in black, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, and issued in a dust jacket cut slightly short as issued. 'Gold: A Play in Four Acts' is the full-length expansion of the one-act Where the Cross Is Made
- Publisher imprint reads Boni & Liveright
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Eugene O'Neill |
| Publisher | Boni & Liveright |
| Year | 1920 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920, dated 1920 on the title page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1920, dated 1920 on the title page. Bound in original green quarter cloth with the spine and front cover lettered in black, fore and bottom edges untrimmed, and issued in a dust jacket cut slightly short as issued. 'Gold: A Play in Four Acts' is the full-length expansion of the one-act Where the Cross Is Made.

## Is this the true first?
US Boni & Liveright true first, dated 1920 on the title page. The stage premiere followed in June 1921, after book publication.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No early book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Gold* by Eugene O'Neill a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/gold
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.