# Is "Pinocchio in Venice" by Robert Coover a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Pinocchio in Venice by Robert Coover (Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1991) is identified by: First printing of the 1991 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671644718, 330 pp), identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket with the price present on the front flap. True first is the 1991 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671644718).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing of the 1991 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671644718, 330 pp), identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket with the price present on the front flap
- Issued in publisher's boards with a blue cloth spine over blue paper-covered boards
- Publisher imprint reads Linden Press / Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Coover |
| Publisher | Linden Press / Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing of the 1991 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671644718, 330 pp), identified by a full number line including 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing of the 1991 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671644718, 330 pp), identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket with the price present on the front flap. Issued in publisher's boards with a blue cloth spine over blue paper-covered boards.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1991 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671644718).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Pinocchio in Venice* by Robert Coover a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/pinocchio-in-venice
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.