# Is "Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade" by Diana Gabaldon a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte Press, 2007) is identified by: Delacorte Press hardcover with full descending number line (ending in 1) on the copyright page; dust jacket price-clipped copies should be treated with caution, so a present printed jacket price is preferred. US Delacorte Press first, August 2007.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Delacorte Press hardcover with full descending number line (ending in 1) on the copyright page; dust jacket price-clipped copies should be treated with caution, so a present printed jacket price is preferred
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Diana Gabaldon |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Delacorte Press hardcover with full descending number line (ending in 1) on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Delacorte Press hardcover with full descending number line (ending in 1) on the copyright page; dust jacket price-clipped copies should be treated with caution, so a present printed jacket price is preferred.

## Is this the true first?
US Delacorte Press first, August 2007. A UK Century edition appeared the same year; collectors generally treat the US Delacorte as the primary first, but the UK edition is a legitimate first in its own market.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and book-club copies lack the complete number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade* by Diana Gabaldon a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lord-john-and-the-brotherhood-of-the-blade
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.