# Is "Jolie Blon's Bounce" by James Lee Burke a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jolie Blon's Bounce by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster, 2002) is identified by: The first printing has "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete Simon & Schuster number line ending in the low digit 1 (in the interleaved form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). The US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, published 4 June 2002) is the true first; twelfth Dave Robicheaux novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The first printing has "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete Simon & Schuster number line ending in the low digit 1 (in the interleaved form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2)
- Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap; the true first is priced (price-clipped copies are still firsts but the printed price should originally have been present)
- Verify the stated "First Edition" line and the full number line together, as these travel as a pair on the S&S copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Lee Burke |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The first printing has "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The first printing has "First Edition" stated on the copyright page above a complete Simon & Schuster number line ending in the low digit 1 (in the interleaved form 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price on the front flap; the true first is priced (price-clipped copies are still firsts but the printed price should originally have been present). Verify the stated "First Edition" line and the full number line together, as these travel as a pair on the S&S copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The US Simon & Schuster edition (New York, published 4 June 2002) is the true first; twelfth Dave Robicheaux novel. A separately issued signed/limited hardcover issue of 150 copies also exists but is a distinct issue, not the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition is likely to be confused with the true first; the stated "First Edition" with the full number line ending in 1 identifies the first trade printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jolie Blon's Bounce* by James Lee Burke a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jolie-blons-bounce
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.