# Is "Powers" by Ursula K. Le Guin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt, 2007) is identified by: Harcourt hardcover, first printing. The US Harcourt 2007 hardcover is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harcourt hardcover, first printing
- Copyright page carries a stated First Edition line with a full number line counting down to 1
- Priced dust jacket; publisher's boards
- Third book of the Annals of the Western Shore
- ISBN 978-0-15-205770-1
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Publisher | Harcourt |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harcourt hardcover, first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Harcourt hardcover, first printing. Copyright page carries a stated First Edition line with a full number line counting down to 1. Priced dust jacket; publisher's boards. Third book of the Annals of the Western Shore. ISBN 978-0-15-205770-1.

## Is this the true first?
The US Harcourt 2007 hardcover is the true first edition. (Issued under the Harcourt Children's Books imprint as part of the young-adult Annals of the Western Shore.)

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Science Fiction Book Club / book club edition is distinguishable by an unpriced jacket, a blind-stamp gutter dot on the rear board, and the absence of the full Harcourt number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Powers* by Ursula K. Le Guin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/powers
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.