This detail page shows several photos of the book to show what a first edition looks like.  The images are original photos taken of my personal copy of the first edition book. 

Death of a Dude (1969):

• The dustjacket has some unique features:
• The front flap has price ($4.50) at top and "Jacket Design by S.A. Summit" in red at the bottom and also "0869". 
• The back flap has four lines about Viking Press about the "Printed in USA". 
• The back cover has "The Viking Press Publisherss" in red and "SBN 670-26140-8", while the book club edition is blank. 
• The copyright page has the Library of Congress catalog number  and "Printed in USA by Colonial Press Inc." 
• The first edition book cover is medium blue with a black spine with the title in green, author in light blue and Viking in white, completely different, as you can see below, with thwe book club edition being black.
• I have included an animated GIF file that compares many of the relevant points for a clearer understanding.
• The first edition measures .85" x 5.6" x 8.25"
• The book club edition measures .8" x 5.7" x 8.55"
• I also have a video on our YouTube channel you can watch here