# Is "Georgia O'Keeffe" by Georgia O'Keeffe a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Georgia O'Keeffe by Georgia O'Keeffe (Viking, 1976) is identified by: The 1976 Viking Press first edition carries the series designation A Studio Book and the copyright statement First published in 1976 by The Viking Press, New York; the artist's autobiographical monograph reproduces 108 color plates (including a folding gatefold plate) and was printed in Japan. The Viking Press US edition of 1976 is the true first, issued in a signed/numbered limited state (200 copies total) in black linen with slipcase and print portfolio, and a concurrent trade issue in natural cloth with dust wrapper.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The 1976 Viking Press first edition carries the series designation A Studio Book and the copyright statement First published in 1976 by The Viking Press, New York; the artist's autobiographical monograph reproduces 108 color plates (including a folding gatefold plate) and was printed in Japan
- Two forms were issued the same year: a deluxe signed limited edition of 175 numbered copies for sale (plus 25 hors-commerce copies numbered I to XXV), bound in heavy black woven linen with the title and O'Keeffe's signature blindstamped on the spine and front board, housed in a matching black cloth slipcase and accompanied by a separate card portfolio of full-size color prints; and the standard trade edition in natural (tan) cloth issued in a pictorial dust wrapper
- Presence of the plain First published in 1976 statement without any later-printing dates is the key first-printing point
- Publisher imprint reads Viking
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| Publisher | Viking |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The 1976 Viking Press first edition carries the series designation A Studio Book and the copyright statement First published in 1976 by The… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The 1976 Viking Press first edition carries the series designation A Studio Book and the copyright statement First published in 1976 by The Viking Press, New York; the artist's autobiographical monograph reproduces 108 color plates (including a folding gatefold plate) and was printed in Japan. Two forms were issued the same year: a deluxe signed limited edition of 175 numbered copies for sale (plus 25 hors-commerce copies numbered I to XXV), bound in heavy black woven linen with the title and O'Keeffe's signature blindstamped on the spine and front board, housed in a matching black cloth slipcase and accompanied by a separate card portfolio of full-size color prints; and the standard trade edition in natural (tan) cloth issued in a pictorial dust wrapper. Presence of the plain First published in 1976 statement without any later-printing dates is the key first-printing point.

## Is this the true first?
The Viking Press US edition of 1976 is the true first, issued in a signed/numbered limited state (200 copies total) in black linen with slipcase and print portfolio, and a concurrent trade issue in natural cloth with dust wrapper.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. Counter-intuitive: a number line on a 1980s Viking usually signals a later printing, not a first. Use the points above to be certain, and note that the dust-wrappered natural-cloth trade issue is distinct from the blindstamped black-linen signed limited in its slipcase.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Georgia O'Keeffe* by Georgia O'Keeffe a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/georgia-okeeffe
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.