# Is "Sackett's Land" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sackett's Land by Louis L'Amour (Saturday Review Press / E.P. Dutton, 1974) is identified by: Saturday Review Press/E.P. True first US hardcover; the opening title of the Sackett saga by internal chronology, though not the first written.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Saturday Review Press/E.P. Dutton hardcover, New York, 1974, ISBN 0841503427, with a stated first edition on the copyright page and the original pictorial dust jacket showing the printed jacket price at the lower flap
- From the mid-1970s onward L'Amour appeared first in hardcover rather than paperback, so this hardcover is the collected first
- 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 | 1974 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Saturday Review Press/E.P. Dutton hardcover, New York, 1974, ISBN 0841503427, with a stated first edition on the copyright page and the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Saturday Review Press/E.P. Dutton hardcover, New York, 1974, ISBN 0841503427, with a stated first edition on the copyright page and the original pictorial dust jacket showing the printed jacket price at the lower flap. From the mid-1970s onward L'Amour appeared first in hardcover rather than paperback, so this hardcover is the collected first.

## Is this the true first?
True first US hardcover; the opening title of the Sackett saga by internal chronology, though not the first written. Hardcover firsts from 1974 onward are the collected firsts of L'Amour's later novels.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions of the L'Amour hardcovers exist; confirm the stated first edition on the copyright page and the presence of the printed jacket price on the dust jacket flap, since club copies lack the stated first edition and are typically issued without a printed price and with a blind rear-board stamp.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sackett's Land* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sacketts-land
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.