# Is "Somebody's Darling" by Larry McMurtry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Somebody's Darling by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster, 1978) is identified by: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1978, first printing identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, ISBN 0671243942, with the original illustrated dust jacket present and its printed price intact on the flap. True first is the Simon & Schuster US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Simon & Schuster, New York, 1978, first printing identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, ISBN 0671243942, with the original illustrated dust jacket present and its printed price intact on the flap
- Octavo, 300 pages; the fourth of McMurtry's Houston novels
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Larry McMurtry |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1978 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Simon & Schuster, New York, 1978, first printing identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, ISBN 0671243942… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1978, first printing identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, ISBN 0671243942, with the original illustrated dust jacket present and its printed price intact on the flap. Octavo, 300 pages; the fourth of McMurtry's Houston novels.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the Simon & Schuster US edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No major book-club concern. Some trade copies carry a remainder mark on the bottom edge, which does not affect first-printing status. Confirm the number line ends in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Somebody's Darling* by Larry McMurtry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/somebodys-darling
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.