# Is "Repurposing the Wunderkammer" by Sean Miller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Repurposing the Wunderkammer by Sean Miller (Sean Miller / John Erickson Museum of Art, 2016) is identified by: The copyright page states “First Edition 2016” with no number line — the only edition of this self-published exhibition catalog (ISBN 978-0-692-60214-0). Single self-published first edition (2016).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The copyright page states “First Edition 2016” with no number line — the only edition of this self-published exhibition catalog (ISBN 978-0-692-60214-0)
- Issued in a die-cut bright-yellow cover perforated with a grid of circular holes, the title running vertically in black
- Documents the Repurposing the Wunderkammer exhibition at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida (August 19, 2014 – July 26, 2015), organized by artist and JEMA founder Sean Miller; includes work by Mark Dion, Ben Patterson, and the Art Guys, and a conversation with Lawrence Weschler
- Publisher imprint reads Sean Miller / John Erickson Museum of Art
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sean Miller |
| Publisher | Sean Miller / John Erickson Museum of Art |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The copyright page states “First Edition 2016” with no number line — the only edition of this self-published exhibition catalog (ISBN… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
The copyright page states “First Edition 2016” with no number line — the only edition of this self-published exhibition catalog (ISBN 978-0-692-60214-0). Issued in a die-cut bright-yellow cover perforated with a grid of circular holes, the title running vertically in black. Documents the Repurposing the Wunderkammer exhibition at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida (August 19, 2014 – July 26, 2015), organized by artist and JEMA founder Sean Miller; includes work by Mark Dion, Ben Patterson, and the Art Guys, and a conversation with Lawrence Weschler.

## Is this the true first?
Single self-published first edition (2016). No later printing or trade reissue is documented in the sources consulted; the book is scarce and absent from most trade databases, so identification rests on the stated “First Edition 2016” copyright page and the die-cut cover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition exists. A copy lacking the perforated die-cut yellow cover or the “First Edition 2016” statement on the copyright page is not the first edition described here.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Repurposing the Wunderkammer* by Sean Miller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/repurposing-the-wunderkammer
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.