# Is "John Muir: Nature's Visionary" by Gretel Ehrlich a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of John Muir: Nature's Visionary by Gretel Ehrlich (National Geographic, 2000) is identified by: National Geographic Society hardcover, 2000, illustrated photobiography issued in a dust jacket. True first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- National Geographic Society hardcover, 2000, illustrated photobiography issued in a dust jacket
- National Geographic Society trade titles of this period generally carry no printer's number line; the first printing is identified by a copyright page showing the 2000 date with no statement of a later printing
- ISBN 0792279549 / 9780792279549
- Publisher imprint reads National Geographic
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gretel Ehrlich |
| Publisher | National Geographic |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | National Geographic Society hardcover, 2000, illustrated photobiography issued in a dust… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
National Geographic Society hardcover, 2000, illustrated photobiography issued in a dust jacket. National Geographic Society trade titles of this period generally carry no printer's number line; the first printing is identified by a copyright page showing the 2000 date with no statement of a later printing. ISBN 0792279549 / 9780792279549.

## Is this the true first?
True first edition. A US-original biography published by the National Geographic Society in 2000, with no prior UK or Canadian edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition concern.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *John Muir: Nature's Visionary* by Gretel Ehrlich a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/john-muir-natures-visionary
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.