# Is "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Atheneum, 1991) is identified by: First edition 1991, Atheneum (New York). US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1991, Atheneum (New York)
- The first printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1
- Bound in quarter maroon cloth over cream paper-covered boards, roughly 5.75 by 8.5 inches
- The first-state dust jacket carries the printed price on the flap and does NOT show the Newbery Medal seal on the front panel; some first-printing jackets show light foxing on the verso
- Publisher imprint reads Atheneum
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| Publisher | Atheneum |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1991, Atheneum (New York) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition 1991, Atheneum (New York). The first printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1. Bound in quarter maroon cloth over cream paper-covered boards, roughly 5.75 by 8.5 inches. The first-state dust jacket carries the printed price on the flap and does NOT show the Newbery Medal seal on the front panel; some first-printing jackets show light foxing on the verso.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Newbery Medal 1992, awarded after publication.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Atheneum reprints drop the 'First Edition' statement; book-club editions typically lack a jacket price; post-award jacket states add the Newbery Medal seal to the front panel.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Shiloh* by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/shiloh
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.