# Is "Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth" by E.L. Konigsburg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E.L. Konigsburg (Atheneum, 1967) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing line (Atheneum used a stated 'First Edition' before adopting number lines in the mid-1980s); first-issue jacket bears the original price. US Atheneum first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Atheneum first, 1967
- Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing line (Atheneum used a stated 'First Edition' before adopting number lines in the mid-1980s); first-issue jacket bears the original price
- Konigsburg's first published book
- Publisher imprint reads Atheneum
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E.L. Konigsburg |
| Publisher | Atheneum |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Atheneum first, 1967 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Atheneum first, 1967. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing line (Atheneum used a stated 'First Edition' before adopting number lines in the mid-1980s); first-issue jacket bears the original price. Konigsburg's first published book.

## Is this the true first?
US Atheneum first. This was Konigsburg's debut, published the same year as From the Mixed-Up Files. It was named a Newbery Honor (runner-up) for 1968, the same year Mixed-Up Files won the Newbery Medal, making Konigsburg the only author to win the Medal and have another title named an Honor/runner-up in the same year. First-state jacket predates any Honor seal.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the original jacket price; later jackets and reissues may add a Newbery Honor seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth* by E.L. Konigsburg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jennifer-hecate-macbeth-william-mckinley-and-me-elizabeth
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.