# Is "Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus" by E. O. Wilson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus by E. O. Wilson (Harvard University Press, 2003) is identified by: Harvard University Press first printing, 2003, issued as a large taxonomic monograph accompanied by a CD-ROM of type-specimen images. US true first (Harvard University Press, 2003).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harvard University Press first printing, 2003, issued as a large taxonomic monograph accompanied by a CD-ROM of type-specimen images
- As a scholarly monograph it carries a copyright-page first-printing statement rather than a trade-style 'First Edition' line or number sequence; presence of the original CD-ROM helps confirm a complete first-printing copy
- Publisher imprint reads Harvard University Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E. O. Wilson |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harvard University Press first printing, 2003, issued as a large taxonomic monograph… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Harvard University Press first printing, 2003, issued as a large taxonomic monograph accompanied by a CD-ROM of type-specimen images. As a scholarly monograph it carries a copyright-page first-printing statement rather than a trade-style 'First Edition' line or number sequence; presence of the original CD-ROM helps confirm a complete first-printing copy.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Harvard University Press, 2003). Specialist taxonomic title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No BCE; no trade number line to rely on. Identify by the Harvard UP first-printing statement and included CD-ROM.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus* by E. O. Wilson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/pheidole-in-the-new-world-a-dominant-hyperdiverse-ant-genus
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.