# Is "Other Inquisitions 1937–1952" by Jorge Luis Borges a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Other Inquisitions 1937–1952 by Jorge Luis Borges (University of Texas Press, 1964) is identified by: University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964, first American edition and first printing; translated by Ruth L. First English-language edition of the essay collection Otras inquisiciones (Buenos Aires, 1952); the University of Texas Press 1964 printing is the true first in English.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964, first American edition and first printing; translated by Ruth L. C. Simms with an introduction by James E. Irby
- Approximately 205 pages, gathering the thirty-nine essays of Otras inquisiciones
- Bound in pale gray cloth, the spine stamped in silver and dark gray, issued in a dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads University of Texas Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jorge Luis Borges |
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964, first American edition and first printing… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964, first American edition and first printing; translated by Ruth L. C. Simms with an introduction by James E. Irby. Approximately 205 pages, gathering the thirty-nine essays of Otras inquisiciones. Bound in pale gray cloth, the spine stamped in silver and dark gray, issued in a dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of the essay collection Otras inquisiciones (Buenos Aires, 1952); the University of Texas Press 1964 printing is the true first in English.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club edition noted; later printings and the softcover reissue are distinct from the 1964 cloth first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Other Inquisitions 1937–1952* by Jorge Luis Borges a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/other-inquisitions-1937-1952
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.