2 Louise Penny first editions are documented on this shelf, from Bury Your Dead (2010) to The Beautiful Mystery (2012). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Louise Penny 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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Bury Your Dead — 2010 · Minotaur Books / St. Martin's PressUS Minotaur first, 2010. The copyright page reads 'First Edition' with a number line that includes the 1, and the first issue has an unclipped jacket carrying the original price. It is the sixth Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel and won the 2011 Anthony, Macavity, and Agatha awards. The US Minotaur 2010 edition is the priority first. The UK Sphere (Hachette) edition is a first-thus. A number line that does not include the 1 indicates a later printing; book-club editions lack the printed jacket price.
The Beautiful Mystery — 2012 · Minotaur Books / St. Martin's PressUS Minotaur/St. Martin's first, 2012 (ISBN 9780312655464), with 'First Edition' on the copyright page and a number line. The eighth Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel; it won the 2012 Agatha Award and the 2013 Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best Novel. The US Minotaur 2012 hardcover is the recognized priority first for collectors; UK and other-territory editions are separate, later settings. A number line not ending in 1, or a stated later printing, indicates a reprint; book-club issues differ from the trade first.

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