# Is "Texasville" by Larry McMurtry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Texasville by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster, 1987) is identified by: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1987. True first is the Simon & Schuster US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Simon & Schuster, New York, 1987
- First printing identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Bound in quarter blue cloth over red paper boards with red endpapers and a fore-edge machine deckle, 542 pages
- The pictorial dust jacket was designed by George Corsillo and should retain its original printed flap price
- Sequel to The Last Picture Show
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Larry McMurtry |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Simon & Schuster, New York, 1987 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1987. First printing identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Bound in quarter blue cloth over red paper boards with red endpapers and a fore-edge machine deckle, 542 pages. The pictorial dust jacket was designed by George Corsillo and should retain its original printed flap price. Sequel to The Last Picture Show.

## 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 for the trade first; confirm the number line ends in 1 and that the Corsillo pictorial jacket retains its original price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Texasville* by Larry McMurtry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/texasville
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.