# Is "Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History" by Stephen Jay Gould a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould (W. W. Norton, 1993) is identified by: US first printing carries the Norton number line ending in 1 and a price on the dust jacket. US true first (W.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US first printing carries the Norton number line ending in 1 and a price on the dust jacket
- The sixth collection of Gould's Natural History essays
- Publisher imprint reads W. W. Norton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US first printing carries the Norton number line ending in 1 and a price on the dust… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US first printing carries the Norton number line ending in 1 and a price on the dust jacket. The sixth collection of Gould's Natural History essays.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (W. W. Norton).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent BCE; book-club printings lack the number line and dust-jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History* by Stephen Jay Gould a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/eight-little-piggies-reflections-in-natural-history
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.