# Is "His Father's Son" by Bentley Little a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of His Father's Son by Bentley Little (Signet, 2009) is identified by: Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451227778, with the full descending number line on the copyright page; first printing dated 2009. The US Signet paperback original is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451227778, with the full descending number line on the copyright page; first printing dated 2009
- Publisher imprint reads Signet
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bentley Little |
| Publisher | Signet |
| Year | 2009 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451227778, with the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451227778, with the full descending number line on the copyright page; first printing dated 2009.

## Is this the true first?
The US Signet paperback original is the true first. There is no trade hardcover first; verify the paperback by its complete number line.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A large-print hardcover reprint exists (Center Point, ISBN 9781615235537) and is not the first edition; it lacks the Signet number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *His Father's Son* by Bentley Little a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/his-fathers-son
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.