# Is "Jack" by A.M. Homes a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jack by A.M. Homes (Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989) is identified by: Macmillan hardcover, copyright 1989, ISBN 0-02-744831-2, with print code/number line ending in 1 per Macmillan practice. The US Macmillan hardcover of 1989 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Macmillan hardcover, copyright 1989, ISBN 0-02-744831-2, with print code/number line ending in 1 per Macmillan practice
- Yellow cloth with grey spine lettering, white paper-covered boards, in dust jacket
- Homes's debut novel
- Publisher imprint reads Macmillan Publishing Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | A.M. Homes |
| Publisher | Macmillan Publishing Company |
| Year | 1989 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Macmillan hardcover, copyright 1989, ISBN 0-02-744831-2, with print code/number line ending in 1 per Macmillan practice |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Macmillan hardcover, copyright 1989, ISBN 0-02-744831-2, with print code/number line ending in 1 per Macmillan practice. Yellow cloth with grey spine lettering, white paper-covered boards, in dust jacket. Homes's debut novel.

## Is this the true first?
The US Macmillan hardcover of 1989 is the true first. A later Vintage Contemporaries paperback (ISBN 0-679-73221-7) is a first-thus reprint, not the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The Vintage trade paperback is the copy most often mistaken for a first; any Vintage or Random House imprint is a reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jack* by A.M. Homes a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jack
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.