# Is "Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration" by E. O. Wilson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration by E. O. Wilson (Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 1994) is identified by: Belknap Press / Harvard University Press first printing, 1994; by Bert Hoelldobler and Edward O. US true first, Belknap Press / Harvard University Press.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Belknap Press / Harvard University Press first printing, 1994; by Bert Hoelldobler and Edward O. Wilson; green cloth stamped in black with silver-lettered spine; pictorial dust jacket with printed price; illustrated in color and black and white
- Roughly 228 pages
- Publisher imprint reads Belknap Press / Harvard University Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E. O. Wilson |
| Publisher | Belknap Press / Harvard University Press |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Belknap Press / Harvard University Press first printing, 1994; by Bert Hoelldobler and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Belknap Press / Harvard University Press first printing, 1994; by Bert Hoelldobler and Edward O. Wilson; green cloth stamped in black with silver-lettered spine; pictorial dust jacket with printed price; illustrated in color and black and white. Roughly 228 pages.

## Is this the true first?
US true first, Belknap Press / Harvard University Press. Co-authored with Bert Hoelldobler.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration* by E. O. Wilson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/journey-to-the-ants-a-story-of-scientific-exploration
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.