# Is "Persepolis (Tome 1)" by Marjane Satrapi a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Persepolis (Tome 1) by Marjane Satrapi (L'Association, 2000) is identified by: French-language original, softcover, L'Association, Collection Ciboulette, 2000, 76 pp (ISBN 2-84414-058-0; ISBN-13 978-2-84414-058-6). The French L'Association edition (four volumes, 2000-2003) is the true first edition of Persepolis.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- French-language original, softcover, L'Association, Collection Ciboulette, 2000, 76 pp (ISBN 2-84414-058-0
- ISBN-13 978-2-84414-058-6)
- Black-and-white throughout
- Earliest printing carries an achevé d'imprimer dated 2000
- Correct publisher/imprint: L'Association

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marjane Satrapi |
| Publisher | L'Association |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | French-language original, softcover, L'Association, Collection Ciboulette, 2000, 76 pp (ISBN 2-84414-058-0 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
French-language original, softcover, L'Association, Collection Ciboulette, 2000, 76 pp (ISBN 2-84414-058-0; ISBN-13 978-2-84414-058-6). Black-and-white throughout. Earliest printing carries an achevé d'imprimer dated 2000.

## Is this the true first?
The French L'Association edition (four volumes, 2000-2003) is the true first edition of Persepolis. The US Pantheon (2003) and UK Jonathan Cape (2003) English editions are later translations. Tome 1 (2000) is the earliest volume.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. The English Pantheon volumes and the omnibus Complete Persepolis are later 'first thus' editions for English.

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