7 Jennifer Egan first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Invisible Circus (1995) to The Candy House (2022) across 4 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Jennifer Egan 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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- The Invisible Circus — 1995 · Nan A. Talese / DoubledayUS Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1995. Stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Egan's debut novel (ISBN 9780385473798). The binding is paper-covered boards with a cloth spine, and the true first is complete in its priced dust jacket with the printed price present on the flap. US Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 1995 hardcover is the true first edition, identified by the stated 'First Edition' plus the full number line ending in 1. UK and paperback issues (including Picador) followed after the US hardcover. No notable book-club edition; the trade first is identified by the stated 'First Edition' and full number line, which reprints and later issues lack.
- Emerald City and Other Stories — 1996 · Nan A. Talese / DoubledayFirst US edition, first printing. The copyright page carries the statement 'First Edition in the United States of America' together with a complete number line descending to 1. This is Egan's debut story collection in its US form (Nan A. Talese / Doubleday). The hardcover is bound in dark orange boards with a black cloth spine lettered in gilt. The dust jacket should retain its printed cover price (unclipped);…. Corrected precedence: the US Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 1996 hardcover is the first US edition, but it does NOT precede the UK. Picador published an Emerald City collection in London in 1993 (ISBN 0-330-32116-1), three years earlier; the 1996 US edition is an expanded version. Any claim that the US precedes the UK is inaccurate. The US 1996 remains the collectible first US edition and, being expanded, the first…. No notable book-club edition. Distinguish the 1996 first US printing from the later 2007 Anchor trade paperback reissue (a separate ISBN), which is a reprint, not a first.
- Look at Me — 2001 · Nan A. Talese / DoubledayFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 24.95 on the front flap. A National Book Award finalist. US Nan A. Talese/Doubleday first edition (ISBN 0-385-50276-1). No notable book-club edition.
- The Keep — 2006 · Alfred A. KnopfFirst printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page following Knopf's convention; issued in boards with rust-orange cloth sides and a black spine lettered in rust-orange. The first-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price on the flap. US Knopf first edition (ISBN 1-4000-4392-1 / 978-1-4000-4392-7); precedes the UK Abacus edition of 2007. No notable book-club edition.
- A Visit from the Goon Squad — 2010 · Alfred A. KnopfAlfred A. Knopf, New York, first printing (published June 8, 2010). The copyright page states "First Edition" beneath the Borzoi colophon. Bound in black boards and spine, the spine lettered in silver foil, with white endpapers. First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap; the flap price should be present. The US Knopf 2010 edition is the true first, and the stated "First Edition" line under the Borzoi device is the point. The UK Corsair (Constable & Robinson) edition is a separate, later issue. The book-club edition lacks the "First Edition" statement, is often physically smaller, and typically carries a blind-stamped indent to the lower rear board; its jacket has no printed flap price.
- Manhattan Beach — 2017 · ScribnerFirst printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page, accompanied by a complete descending number line ending in 1; the terminal 1 confirms the first printing. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price at the top of the front flap. US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1673-2), published October 2017; a near-simultaneous UK Corsair edition also appeared in 2017. No notable book-club edition; on later printings the stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' line is dropped or the number line no longer ends in 1, so confirm both the dated edition statement and the number line.
- The Candy House — 2022 · ScribnerFirst printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition April 2022' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00. Companion to A Visit from the Goon Squad. US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1676-3), published April 2022. No notable book-club edition.
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