# Is "I, Juan de Pareja" by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965) is identified by: First edition published 1965 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York (the title page sometimes also carries the Bell Books imprint line). United States true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published 1965 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York (the title page sometimes also carries the Bell Books imprint line)
- The true first printing states First printing on the copyright page, with no later-printing statement
- Pictorial cloth in a pictorial dust jacket; first-state jacket precedes the addition of the Newbery Medal seal
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Elizabeth Borton de Treviño |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition published 1965 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York (the title page sometimes also carries the Bell Books imprint line) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition published 1965 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York (the title page sometimes also carries the Bell Books imprint line). The true first printing states First printing on the copyright page, with no later-printing statement. Pictorial cloth in a pictorial dust jacket; first-state jacket precedes the addition of the Newbery Medal seal.

## Is this the true first?
United States true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1966, so first-printing jackets predate the seal.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later FSG printings alter or remove the First printing line. Book-club copies lack a printed jacket price; post-award jackets add the Newbery seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *I, Juan de Pareja* by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/i-juan-de-pareja
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.