# Is "The Canceled Czech" by Lawrence Block a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Canceled Czech by Lawrence Block (Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966) is identified by: Paperback original from Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966, Gold Medal catalog number d1747; no prior hardcover. True first is the US Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original of 1966.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Paperback original from Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966, Gold Medal catalog number d1747; no prior hardcover
- Identify the first printing by the Gold Medal pictorial wrappers, the printed cover price, and the d1747 catalog number on the front cover and spine, with no statement of a later printing
- Second novel in the Evan Tanner series
- Publisher imprint reads Fawcett Gold Medal
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lawrence Block |
| Publisher | Fawcett Gold Medal |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Paperback original from Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966, Gold Medal catalog number d1747; no prior hardcover |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Paperback original from Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966, Gold Medal catalog number d1747; no prior hardcover. Identify the first printing by the Gold Medal pictorial wrappers, the printed cover price, and the d1747 catalog number on the front cover and spine, with no statement of a later printing. Second novel in the Evan Tanner series.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the US Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original of 1966. Second Evan Tanner novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
As a paperback original, the Gold Medal wrappered first printing (d1747) is the true first; there is no book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Canceled Czech* by Lawrence Block a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-canceled-czech
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.