# Is "Embroideries" by Marjane Satrapi a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon Books, 2005) is identified by: First English-language edition: Pantheon Books hardcover, 2005, translated by Anjali Singh, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page indicating the first printing. The true first is the French Broderies (L'Association, 2003).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First English-language edition: Pantheon Books hardcover, 2005, translated by Anjali Singh, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page indicating the first printing
- The French original Broderies (L'Association, 2003) is the true first appearance in any language
- Correct publisher/imprint: Pantheon Books

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marjane Satrapi |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First English-language edition: Pantheon Books hardcover, 2005, translated by Anjali Singh, with a full number line ending in 1 on the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First English-language edition: Pantheon Books hardcover, 2005, translated by Anjali Singh, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page indicating the first printing. The French original Broderies (L'Association, 2003) is the true first appearance in any language.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the French Broderies (L'Association, 2003). The Pantheon hardcover of 2005 is the first edition in English.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Embroideries* by Marjane Satrapi a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/embroideries
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.