# Is "Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying" by Roald Dahl a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying by Roald Dahl (Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946) is identified by: US first printing bound in beige/tan cloth with the title and author stamped in red and blue. The US Reynal & Hitchcock edition (1946) precedes the UK Hamish Hamilton edition (also 1946).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US first printing bound in beige/tan cloth with the title and author stamped in red and blue
- Following the period convention, the copyright page carries no later-printing statement, and the acknowledgments crediting the magazines in which the stories first appeared are present (an early run lacking these attributions was suppressed before general release)
- The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Reynal & Hitchcock
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roald Dahl |
| Publisher | Reynal & Hitchcock |
| Year | 1946 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | US first printing bound in beige/tan cloth with the title and author stamped in red and blue |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US first printing bound in beige/tan cloth with the title and author stamped in red and blue. Following the period convention, the copyright page carries no later-printing statement, and the acknowledgments crediting the magazines in which the stories first appeared are present (an early run lacking these attributions was suppressed before general release). The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
The US Reynal & Hitchcock edition (1946) precedes the UK Hamish Hamilton edition (also 1946). A December 1945 printing was suppressed by the publisher over the missing magazine copyright attributions and never generally distributed; the revised 1946 printing, carrying those acknowledgments, is the accepted first edition. This was Dahl's second book and his first collection of stories for adults, drawn from his RAF service.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions show book-club markings (a blind-stamp to the rear board and cheaper paper) and come in a jacket lacking the printed flap price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying* by Roald Dahl a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/over-to-you-ten-stories-of-flyers-and-flying
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.