2 Stephen Graham Jones first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Only Good Indians (2020) to My Heart Is a Chainsaw (2021). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Stephen Graham Jones 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 Only Good Indians — 2020 · Saga PressHardcover, published 14 July 2020, ISBN 9781982136451. The first printing shows a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (a line whose lowest digit is 3 indicates a third printing, and so on), with a first-state jacket priced as issued. Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2020. The US Saga Press 2020 hardcover is the true first. The UK Titan edition (2021) is a later, separate edition. The book sold through quickly, so genuine first printings are less common than the print run might suggest. No book-club edition. Later printings carry a number line whose lowest digit is greater than 1. Saga Press relies on the number line rather than a 'First Edition' slug, so verify the line ends in 1.
My Heart Is a Chainsaw — 2021 · Saga PressHardcover, published 31 August 2021, 405 pp, ISBN 9781982137632. The first printing shows a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with a first-state jacket priced as issued. Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2021. The US Saga Press 2021 hardcover is the true first; the UK Titan edition appeared about a week later and is a separate edition. Signed indie-store first printings are sought after. Note a separate small-press limited edition also exists and is its own collectible. Later printings show a number line whose lowest digit is greater than 1. Saga Press uses the number line rather than a 'First Edition' slug; confirm the full line ending in 1.

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