# Is "I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History" by Stephen Jay Gould a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould (Harmony Books, 2002) is identified by: Harmony Books, New York, 2002; first edition, first printing with number line ending in 1; priced dust jacket. US true first, Harmony Books (a Crown/Random House imprint).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harmony Books, New York, 2002; first edition, first printing with number line ending in 1; priced dust jacket
- Gould's tenth and final essay collection, 418 pages
- ISBN 0609601431
- Publisher imprint reads Harmony Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
| Publisher | Harmony Books |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harmony Books, New York, 2002; first edition, first printing with number line ending in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Harmony Books, New York, 2002; first edition, first printing with number line ending in 1; priced dust jacket. Gould's tenth and final essay collection, 418 pages. ISBN 0609601431.

## Is this the true first?
US true first, Harmony Books (a Crown/Random House imprint).

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History* by Stephen Jay Gould a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/i-have-landed-the-end-of-a-beginning-in-natural-history
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.