# Is "Of Love and Other Demons" by Gabriel García Márquez a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez (Alfred A. Knopf, 1995) is identified by: US Knopf issue with 'First American Edition' stated on the copyright page and no further printing indicated beneath it; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman (ISBN 0679438533). First English-language edition of Del amor y otros demonios (Spanish-language first, 1994).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Knopf issue with 'First American Edition' stated on the copyright page and no further printing indicated beneath it; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman (ISBN 0679438533)
- New York, 1995, in cloth-backed boards with dust jacket, the printed price present on the front flap
- A Jonathan Cape UK issue also appeared in 1995
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gabriel García Márquez |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Knopf issue with 'First American Edition' stated on the copyright page and no further… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Knopf issue with 'First American Edition' stated on the copyright page and no further printing indicated beneath it; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman (ISBN 0679438533). New York, 1995, in cloth-backed boards with dust jacket, the printed price present on the front flap. A Jonathan Cape UK issue also appeared in 1995.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of Del amor y otros demonios (Spanish-language first, 1994). The Knopf US and Cape UK issues both appeared in 1995.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book-club edition is identified by a small blind-stamp impressed into the rear board and by a jacket printed without a price; the Knopf trade first carries 'First American Edition' with no later-printing line below it.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Of Love and Other Demons* by Gabriel García Márquez a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/of-love-and-other-demons
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.