# Is "Noir" by Robert Coover a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Noir by Robert Coover (Overlook Press, 2010) is identified by: trade hardcover from Overlook Press with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price present on the dust jacket flap. True first edition is the 2010 Overlook Press hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First U.S. trade hardcover from Overlook Press with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price present on the dust jacket flap
- The novel, narrated in the second person, was a simultaneous trade release; the U.K. edition appeared from Duckworth/Overlook around the same time, but the Overlook printing is the standard true first for U.S. collectors
- Publisher imprint reads Overlook Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Coover |
| Publisher | Overlook Press |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First U.S. trade hardcover from Overlook Press with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price present on the dust… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First U.S. trade hardcover from Overlook Press with full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price present on the dust jacket flap. The novel, narrated in the second person, was a simultaneous trade release; the U.K. edition appeared from Duckworth/Overlook around the same time, but the Overlook printing is the standard true first for U.S. collectors.

## Is this the true first?
True first edition is the 2010 Overlook Press hardcover.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Noir* by Robert Coover a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/noir
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.