# Is "Persepolis (English, Vol. 1)" by Marjane Satrapi a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Persepolis (English, Vol. 1) by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon Books, 2003) is identified by: First US English edition, Pantheon Books, 2003 (ISBN 0-375-42230-4, hardcover; ISBN-13 978-0-375-42230-0). The true first English-language edition (US Pantheon, 2003), but a translation; the French L'Association edition is the overall true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US English edition, Pantheon Books, 2003 (ISBN 0-375-42230-4, hardcover
- ISBN-13 978-0-375-42230-0)
- First printing identified by a number line ending in 1
- Translated by Blake Ferris and Mattias Ripa; edited by Anjali Singh
- This volume combines the first two French L'Association volumes
- Correct publisher/imprint: Pantheon Books

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marjane Satrapi |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | First US English edition, Pantheon Books, 2003 (ISBN 0-375-42230-4, hardcover |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US English edition, Pantheon Books, 2003 (ISBN 0-375-42230-4, hardcover; ISBN-13 978-0-375-42230-0). First printing identified by a number line ending in 1. Translated by Blake Ferris and Mattias Ripa; edited by Anjali Singh. This volume combines the first two French L'Association volumes.

## Is this the true first?
The true first English-language edition (US Pantheon, 2003), but a translation; the French L'Association edition is the overall true first. The UK Jonathan Cape edition appeared the same year (2003).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition; the Complete Persepolis omnibus (2007) is a later collected edition, 'first thus' for the combined work.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Persepolis (English, Vol. 1)* by Marjane Satrapi a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/persepolis-english-vol-1
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.