# Is "Mucho Mojo" by Joe R. Lansdale a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale (Mysterious Press, 1994) is identified by: Second Hap and Leonard novel. The US Mysterious Press trade hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Second Hap and Leonard novel
- US Mysterious Press first-edition trade hardcover, New York, 1994 (ISBN 0892964901), stated First Edition / First Printing with a complete number line on the copyright page
- Bound in quarter black paper over blue boards, in a first-issue dust jacket printing its price (present on an unclipped jacket)
- Publisher imprint reads Mysterious Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe R. Lansdale |
| Publisher | Mysterious Press |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Second Hap and Leonard novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Second Hap and Leonard novel. US Mysterious Press first-edition trade hardcover, New York, 1994 (ISBN 0892964901), stated First Edition / First Printing with a complete number line on the copyright page. Bound in quarter black paper over blue boards, in a first-issue dust jacket printing its price (present on an unclipped jacket).

## Is this the true first?
The US Mysterious Press trade hardcover is the true first. A separate CD Publications / Cemetery Dance limited edition of 400 copies, signed by Lansdale and jacket illustrator Mark A. Nelson on a limitation page, was also published in 1994 as a distinct signed/limited issue, not the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition point is confirmed for this title; the Mysterious Press trade hardcover is the first. If a book-club edition exists it would typically be identified by a blind stamp on the rear board and lack of a printed price, but do not assume one is present.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mucho Mojo* by Joe R. Lansdale a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mucho-mojo
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.