# Is "The Sky-Liners" by Louis L'Amour a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sky-Liners by Louis L'Amour (Bantam Books, 1967) is identified by: Bantam paperback original, April 1967, Bantam catalog number F3356 with the original cover price printed on the front cover. True first edition is the 1967 Bantam paperback original; there is no prior hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam paperback original, April 1967, Bantam catalog number F3356 with the original cover price printed on the front cover
- First printings carry the F3356 designation with no later-printing statement and show the characteristic yellow-tinted top page edges of the Bantam issue
- A Sackett-saga novel introducing Flagan and Galloway Sackett
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis L'Amour |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam paperback original, April 1967, Bantam catalog number F3356 with the original cover price printed on the front cover |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Bantam paperback original, April 1967, Bantam catalog number F3356 with the original cover price printed on the front cover. First printings carry the F3356 designation with no later-printing statement and show the characteristic yellow-tinted top page edges of the Bantam issue. A Sackett-saga novel introducing Flagan and Galloway Sackett.

## Is this the true first?
True first edition is the 1967 Bantam paperback original; there is no prior hardcover. By publication order it was the seventh Sackett title issued, though it falls later in the saga's internal chronology.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable; paperback original, not a Book Club Edition. Later Bantam printings change the catalog number and cover price, so identify the first by the F3356 number.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sky-Liners* by Louis L'Amour a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sky-liners
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.