# Is "Lunar Follies" by Gilbert Sorrentino a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lunar Follies by Gilbert Sorrentino (Coffee House Press, 2005) is identified by: First Coffee House Press edition, 2005. True first is the 2005 Coffee House Press (Minneapolis) paperback original.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Coffee House Press edition, 2005
- Trade paperback original (wraps), ISBN 1-56689-169-8, stated First Edition
- The book comprises fifty-three short satirical 'reviews' named after lunar geographic features
- Confirm via the Coffee House imprint on a priced first-printing wrappers copy
- Publisher imprint reads Coffee House Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gilbert Sorrentino |
| Publisher | Coffee House Press |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Coffee House Press edition, 2005 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First Coffee House Press edition, 2005. Trade paperback original (wraps), ISBN 1-56689-169-8, stated First Edition. The book comprises fifty-three short satirical 'reviews' named after lunar geographic features. Confirm via the Coffee House imprint on a priced first-printing wrappers copy.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 2005 Coffee House Press (Minneapolis) paperback original. No competing first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lunar Follies* by Gilbert Sorrentino a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lunar-follies
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.