# Is "My Guru and His Disciple" by Christopher Isherwood a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Guru and His Disciple by Christopher Isherwood (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980) is identified by: First US edition, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. US FSG 1980 is treated as the first edition; UK Eyre Methuen also 1980 (near-simultaneous).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980
- The US edition is generally taken as the first edition; the UK Eyre Methuen edition also appeared in 1980
- No stated number-line issue points beyond first printing
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Christopher Isherwood |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1980 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. The US edition is generally taken as the first edition; the UK Eyre Methuen edition also appeared in 1980. No stated number-line issue points beyond first printing.

## Is this the true first?
US FSG 1980 is treated as the first edition; UK Eyre Methuen also 1980 (near-simultaneous). No firm precedence point is documented to distinguish them beyond the US being the standard cited first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Guru and His Disciple* by Christopher Isherwood a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-guru-and-his-disciple
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.