# Is "Heart of Aztlán" by Rudolfo A. Anaya a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Heart of Aztlán by Rudolfo A. Anaya (Editorial Justa Publications, 1976) is identified by: Editorial Justa Publications imprint (Berkeley), 1976; ISBN 0-915808-18-8. The US Editorial Justa edition of 1976 is the true first; the later University of New Mexico Press reissue (1988) is 'first thus.' The original Justa printing is the prized first, and the hardcover issue is the scarcer state.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Editorial Justa Publications imprint (Berkeley), 1976
- ISBN 0-915808-18-8
- Issued both as a hardcover (red cloth boards, gilt lettering, 209 pages) and as a simultaneous softcover; small-press Chicano imprint with no later-printing statement
- Anaya's second novel, after Bless Me, Ultima
- Publisher imprint reads Editorial Justa Publications
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Rudolfo A. Anaya |
| Publisher | Editorial Justa Publications |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Editorial Justa Publications imprint (Berkeley), 1976 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Editorial Justa Publications imprint (Berkeley), 1976; ISBN 0-915808-18-8. Issued both as a hardcover (red cloth boards, gilt lettering, 209 pages) and as a simultaneous softcover; small-press Chicano imprint with no later-printing statement. Anaya's second novel, after Bless Me, Ultima.

## Is this the true first?
The US Editorial Justa edition of 1976 is the true first; the later University of New Mexico Press reissue (1988) is 'first thus.' The original Justa printing is the prized first, and the hardcover issue is the scarcer state.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Identified by the Editorial Justa imprint; the common edition is the later UNM Press reissue with a different imprint and pagination.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Heart of Aztlán* by Rudolfo A. Anaya a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/heart-of-aztl-n
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.