# Is "Lost Echoes" by Joe R. Lansdale a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lost Echoes by Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press, 2007) is identified by: The true first is the Subterranean Press edition of 2007, issued as a signed limited (roughly 400 numbered copies) and a trade hardcover. Corrected: the record treated the Vintage Crime trade paperback as the US first, but Subterranean Press published the book first in hardcover in 2007 and the Vintage paperback followed as a reissue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the Subterranean Press edition of 2007, issued as a signed limited (roughly 400 numbered copies) and a trade hardcover
- The Vintage Crime/Black Lizard trade paperback is a later reissue, not the first appearance, so it is not the true first
- Publisher imprint reads Subterranean Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe R. Lansdale |
| Publisher | Subterranean Press |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the Subterranean Press edition of 2007, issued as a signed limited… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first is the Subterranean Press edition of 2007, issued as a signed limited (roughly 400 numbered copies) and a trade hardcover. The Vintage Crime/Black Lizard trade paperback is a later reissue, not the first appearance, so it is not the true first.

## Is this the true first?
Corrected: the record treated the Vintage Crime trade paperback as the US first, but Subterranean Press published the book first in hardcover in 2007 and the Vintage paperback followed as a reissue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable to the Subterranean Press first; no book-club edition of the true first is indicated.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lost Echoes* by Joe R. Lansdale a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lost-echoes
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.