# Is "An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales" by Oliver Sacks a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks (Alfred A. Knopf, 1995) is identified by: First edition stating First Edition with the Borzoi colophon on the copyright page; tan buckram with yellow paper over the boards; first-issue dust jacket (design by Barbara de Wilde) carries the original price. US Knopf (New York) is the true first, 1995; the UK Picador edition is also 1995.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition stating First Edition with the Borzoi colophon on the copyright page; tan buckram with yellow paper over the boards; first-issue dust jacket (design by Barbara de Wilde) carries the original price
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Sacks |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition stating First Edition with the Borzoi colophon on the copyright page; tan buckram with yellow paper over the boards… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition stating First Edition with the Borzoi colophon on the copyright page; tan buckram with yellow paper over the boards; first-issue dust jacket (design by Barbara de Wilde) carries the original price.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf (New York) is the true first, 1995; the UK Picador edition is also 1995. Confirm the Knopf imprint for the US first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm the stated First Edition with Borzoi line; book-club issues lack the jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales* by Oliver Sacks a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/an-anthropologist-on-mars-seven-paradoxical-tales
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.