# Is "A Man Without a Country" by Kurt Vonnegut a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut (Seven Stories Press, 2005) is identified by: First Seven Stories Press edition (New York, 2005), collating ix and 146 pages with illustrations. True first is the 2005 Seven Stories Press hardcover edition; a US-only true first with no preceding UK issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Seven Stories Press edition (New York, 2005), collating ix and 146 pages with illustrations
- First printing is identified by the full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, issued in a priced, unclipped dust jacket (the printed price should be present)
- Essay and observations collection; the last book Vonnegut published in his lifetime
- Publisher imprint reads Seven Stories Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
| Publisher | Seven Stories Press |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Seven Stories Press edition (New York, 2005), collating ix and 146 pages with illustrations |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First Seven Stories Press edition (New York, 2005), collating ix and 146 pages with illustrations. First printing is identified by the full number line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, issued in a priced, unclipped dust jacket (the printed price should be present). Essay and observations collection; the last book Vonnegut published in his lifetime.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 2005 Seven Stories Press hardcover edition; a US-only true first with no preceding UK issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable; later printings advance or truncate the number line so that the 1 no longer stands at the end.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Man Without a Country* by Kurt Vonnegut a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-man-without-a-country
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.