# Is "Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II" by Douglas A. Blackmon a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday, 2008) is identified by: Quarter-cloth over boards, issued in a priced dust jacket. US Doubleday (New York, 2008) is the true first edition, published March 25, 2008.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Quarter-cloth over boards, issued in a priced dust jacket
- The copyright page reads FIRST EDITION, and per standard Doubleday practice of the period the accompanying number line descends to 1; the first-state jacket carries the printed price on the front flap
- Published under ISBN 978-0-385-50625-0
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Douglas A. Blackmon |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Quarter-cloth over boards, issued in a priced dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Quarter-cloth over boards, issued in a priced dust jacket. The copyright page reads FIRST EDITION, and per standard Doubleday practice of the period the accompanying number line descends to 1; the first-state jacket carries the printed price on the front flap. Published under ISBN 978-0-385-50625-0.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday (New York, 2008) is the true first edition, published March 25, 2008. Awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club issue noted; confirm the stated FIRST EDITION line together with a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, as later printings advance the sequence.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II* by Douglas A. Blackmon a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/slavery-by-another-name-the-re-enslavement-of-black-american
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.