# Is "Doctor Brodie's Report" by Jorge Luis Borges a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Doctor Brodie's Report by Jorge Luis Borges (E.P. Dutton, 1972) is identified by: First American edition, E.P. The Dutton 1972 American edition is the true first English-language edition of El informe de Brodie (1970).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First American edition, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1972, ISBN 9780525093824, 128 pp
- Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author
- Bound in quarter black cloth over burnt-orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine; the first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (present and unclipped on a true first-issue jacket)
- Review copies were issued with a loosely inserted publisher's slip
- Publisher imprint reads E.P. Dutton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jorge Luis Borges |
| Publisher | E.P. Dutton |
| Year | 1972 |
| True first | American edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First American edition, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1972, ISBN 9780525093824, 128 pp |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First American edition, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1972, ISBN 9780525093824, 128 pp. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author. Bound in quarter black cloth over burnt-orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine; the first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (present and unclipped on a true first-issue jacket). Review copies were issued with a loosely inserted publisher's slip.

## Is this the true first?
The Dutton 1972 American edition is the true first English-language edition of El informe de Brodie (1970). The first British edition (Allen Lane) did not appear until 1974, so US Dutton has clear precedence; there is no 1972 UK contender.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm a true first by the 1972 Dutton first-printing state, the quarter-black-cloth-over-burnt-orange binding with gilt spine, and the priced first-issue jacket; a blind-stamp is not a documented issue point for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Doctor Brodie's Report* by Jorge Luis Borges a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/doctor-brodies-report
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.