# Is "Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life" by E. O. Wilson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life by E. O. Wilson (Liveright / W. W. Norton, 2016) is identified by: Norton) first printing, identified by a complete Norton number line with 1 present; issued in hardcover with a priced dust jacket. US Liveright/Norton edition is the true first (published March 2016); final volume of the trilogy after The Social Conquest of Earth and The Meaning of Human Existence.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Liveright (W. W. Norton) first printing, identified by a complete Norton number line with 1 present; issued in hardcover with a priced dust jacket
- Verified first-edition hardcover ISBN 978-1-63149-082-8
- Publisher imprint reads Liveright / W. W. Norton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E. O. Wilson |
| Publisher | Liveright / W. W. Norton |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Liveright (W. W. Norton) first printing, identified by a complete Norton number line with… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Liveright (W. W. Norton) first printing, identified by a complete Norton number line with 1 present; issued in hardcover with a priced dust jacket. Verified first-edition hardcover ISBN 978-1-63149-082-8.

## Is this the true first?
US Liveright/Norton edition is the true first (published March 2016); final volume of the trilogy after The Social Conquest of Earth and The Meaning of Human Existence.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life* by E. O. Wilson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/half-earth-our-planets-fight-for-life
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.