# Is "Absence of Mind" by Marilynne Robinson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Absence of Mind by Marilynne Robinson (Yale University Press, 2010) is identified by: Number line ending in 1; hardcover collecting Robinson's Dwight H. Yale University Press (US) first edition, 2010; single-territory academic first with no competing prior issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Number line ending in 1; hardcover collecting Robinson's Dwight H. Terry Lectures at Yale
- Full title continues 'The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self.' Nonfiction
- Publisher imprint reads Yale University Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marilynne Robinson |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Number line ending in 1; hardcover collecting Robinson's Dwight H. Terry Lectures at Yale |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Number line ending in 1; hardcover collecting Robinson's Dwight H. Terry Lectures at Yale. Full title continues 'The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self.' Nonfiction.

## Is this the true first?
Yale University Press (US) first edition, 2010; single-territory academic first with no competing prior issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Absence of Mind* by Marilynne Robinson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/absence-of-mind
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.