2 Ha Jin first editions are documented on this shelf, from Waiting (1999) to War Trash (2004). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Ha Jin title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Waiting — 1999 · Pantheon BooksFirst Edition stated on the copyright page above the number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1; Pantheon Books (New York) imprint; black boards with yellow spine lettering; first-issue dust jacket priced on the front flap. The US Pantheon hardcover of 1999 is the true first edition. It won the 1999 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2000 PEN/Faulkner Award, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Book-club editions lack the First Edition statement and the number line, lack the printed jacket price, are typically smaller, and may carry a blind stamp to the rear board.
War Trash — 2004 · Pantheon BooksPantheon Books hardcover, 2004 (ISBN 0375422765). First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete Random House/Pantheon number line, and the dust jacket carries the printed price. Pantheon is a Random House imprint, so the line follows the post-2002 Random House style. The US Pantheon hardcover (2004) is the true first. It won the 2005 PEN/Faulkner Award, Ha Jin's second. A book-club edition lacks the stated first-edition line, is typically smaller, and has an unpriced dust jacket.

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