# Is "Over on the Dry Side" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Over on the Dry Side by Louis L'Amour (Saturday Review Press / E.P. Dutton, 1975) is identified by: Saturday Review Press/Dutton hardcover, New York, 1975, with a stated first edition and the original dust jacket. True first US hardcover, preceding the later Bantam paperback and subsequent reprints.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Saturday Review Press/Dutton hardcover, New York, 1975, with a stated first edition and the original dust jacket
- Octavo, bound in white cloth with green paper-covered boards and green lettering to the spine
- Publisher imprint reads Saturday Review Press / E.P. Dutton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis L'Amour |
| Publisher | Saturday Review Press / E.P. Dutton |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Saturday Review Press/Dutton hardcover, New York, 1975, with a stated first edition and the original dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Saturday Review Press/Dutton hardcover, New York, 1975, with a stated first edition and the original dust jacket. Octavo, bound in white cloth with green paper-covered boards and green lettering to the spine.

## Is this the true first?
True first US hardcover, preceding the later Bantam paperback and subsequent reprints.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions of the L'Amour hardcovers exist; confirm the stated first edition and the presence of the original printed jacket price, since club copies typically lack the stated edition and the printed price and may carry a blindstamp on the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Over on the Dry Side* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/over-on-the-dry-side
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.