# Is "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970) is identified by: First edition, first printing: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and no later-printing codes. US Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1970 is the true first, preceding the UK Barrie & Jenkins edition of 1971.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and no later-printing codes
- Octavo, xvii plus 487 pages, bound in orange boards with a black cloth backstrip, the spine lettered in blue
- The first-issue dust jacket (designed by Winston Potter) carries the printed price on the front flap and, as its defining point, the code '0171' at the lower portion of the front flap; the printed price should be present and unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dee Brown |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
| Year | 1970 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and no later-printing… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and no later-printing codes. Octavo, xvii plus 487 pages, bound in orange boards with a black cloth backstrip, the spine lettered in blue. The first-issue dust jacket (designed by Winston Potter) carries the printed price on the front flap and, as its defining point, the code '0171' at the lower portion of the front flap; the printed price should be present and unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
US Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1970 is the true first, preceding the UK Barrie & Jenkins edition of 1971. The stated 'First Edition' plus the '0171' code on the first-issue jacket flap are the key points; a documented second-issue jacket lacks the '0171' code. Signed Dee Brown copies are sought.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the 'First Edition' statement, carry a blind board dot, are printed on a slightly smaller trim, and have unpriced jackets. Because later printings run slightly smaller, a jacket without the '0171' code will not fit the taller first-printing volume correctly.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee* by Dee Brown a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/bury-my-heart-at-wounded-knee
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.