# Is "Kinsey and Me: Stories" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2013) is identified by: First trade hardcover of the collection, under the Marian Wood Books / Putnam imprint (G.P. The 2013 Marian Wood/Putnam edition is the first trade hardcover of this expanded collection.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First trade hardcover of the collection, under the Marian Wood Books / Putnam imprint (G.P. Putnam's Sons), 2013
- ISBN 978-0-399-16383-8
- First printing is identified by the number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Collates xvii, 286 pages
- Signed copies are inscribed by Grafton on the title page
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sue Grafton |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First trade hardcover of the collection, under the Marian Wood Books / Putnam imprint… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First trade hardcover of the collection, under the Marian Wood Books / Putnam imprint (G.P. Putnam's Sons), 2013; ISBN 978-0-399-16383-8. First printing is identified by the number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Collates xvii, 286 pages. Signed copies are inscribed by Grafton on the title page.

## Is this the true first?
The 2013 Marian Wood/Putnam edition is the first trade hardcover of this expanded collection. The genuine earliest appearance of the core Kinsey text is the 1991 Bench Press signed/numbered limited edition (300 numbered copies plus 26 lettered deluxe copies, clothbound in slipcase, no dust jacket), which is the scarce true first of that material.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The 1991 Bench Press limited edition predates the 2013 trade edition and is the collectible priority for the original text.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Kinsey and Me: Stories* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/kinsey-and-me-stories
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.