# Is "Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales" by Oliver Sacks a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales by Oliver Sacks (Alfred A. Knopf, 2019) is identified by: First edition, first printing, Alfred A. US true first (Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, published April 23, 2019, in octavo (274 pages)
- The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a number line descending to 1
- The binding is blue cloth stamped in silver on the spine; the dust jacket is photographic and should retain its printed price on the front flap
- This posthumous collection gathers Sacks's late essays
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Sacks |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, published April 23, 2019, in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, published April 23, 2019, in octavo (274 pages). The copyright page states 'First Edition' with a number line descending to 1. The binding is blue cloth stamped in silver on the spine; the dust jacket is photographic and should retain its printed price on the front flap. This posthumous collection gathers Sacks's late essays.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2019); published posthumously. This Knopf hardcover is the earliest form; identify it by the Knopf imprint and the stated 'First Edition' with the number line ending in 1.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition; a first is confirmed by the 'First Edition' statement, the full number line ending in 1, and the intact priced photographic jacket over blue cloth.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales* by Oliver Sacks a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/everything-in-its-place-first-loves-and-last-tales
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.