# Is "August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of August: Osage County by Tracy Letts (Theatre Communications Group, 2008) is identified by: TCG edition, 2008 (ISBN 978-1-55936-330-3 / 1-55936-330-4), trade paperback original. The US TCG 2008 wrappers is the true first (2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- TCG edition, 2008 (ISBN 978-1-55936-330-3 / 1-55936-330-4), trade paperback original
- The true first printing is January 2008, states 'First Edition,' and carries no award blurbs or banners on the cover; a second printing followed in February 2008, so the first printing is comparatively scarce
- No hardcover trade first
- Publisher imprint reads Theatre Communications Group
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tracy Letts |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | TCG edition, 2008 (ISBN 978-1-55936-330-3 / 1-55936-330-4), trade paperback original |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
TCG edition, 2008 (ISBN 978-1-55936-330-3 / 1-55936-330-4), trade paperback original. The true first printing is January 2008, states 'First Edition,' and carries no award blurbs or banners on the cover; a second printing followed in February 2008, so the first printing is comparatively scarce. No hardcover trade first.

## Is this the true first?
The US TCG 2008 wrappers is the true first (2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award). A UK Nick Hern Books edition is a separate later publication.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Post-award TCG printings add 'Pulitzer Prize Winner' to the cover and carry a number line; the movie tie-in (2013) is a later 'first thus.'

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *August: Osage County* by Tracy Letts a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/august-osage-county
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.