# Is "Crossing Over: Where Art and Science Meet" by Stephen Jay Gould a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Crossing Over: Where Art and Science Meet by Stephen Jay Gould (Three Rivers Press, 2000) is identified by: Three Rivers Press, 2000; trade paperback original (no simultaneous hardcover trade edition); text and essays by Gould with photographs by Rosamond Wolff Purcell. US true first, Three Rivers Press (a Crown/Random House imprint).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Three Rivers Press, 2000; trade paperback original (no simultaneous hardcover trade edition); text and essays by Gould with photographs by Rosamond Wolff Purcell
- First printing so stated on the copyright page
- ISBN 060980586X
- Publisher imprint reads Three Rivers Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
| Publisher | Three Rivers Press |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Three Rivers Press, 2000; trade paperback original (no simultaneous hardcover trade… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Three Rivers Press, 2000; trade paperback original (no simultaneous hardcover trade edition); text and essays by Gould with photographs by Rosamond Wolff Purcell. First printing so stated on the copyright page. ISBN 060980586X.

## Is this the true first?
US true first, Three Rivers Press (a Crown/Random House imprint). A collaboration between Gould and photographer Rosamond Wolff Purcell.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition of note; issued as a trade paperback original.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Crossing Over: Where Art and Science Meet* by Stephen Jay Gould a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/crossing-over-where-art-and-science-meet
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.