# Is "Spider Woman's Daughter signed first" by Anne Hillerman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Spider Woman's Daughter signed first by Anne Hillerman (HarperCollins, 2013) is identified by: First edition, first printing: HarperCollins, 2013 (ISBN 9780062270481), with the full number line reading '13 14 15 16 17 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' — the terminal 1 marking the first printing. US HarperCollins 2013 hardcover is the true first; this was Anne Hillerman's debut novel and the first Leaphorn-Chee-Manuelito book after her father Tony Hillerman's death.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing: HarperCollins, 2013 (ISBN 9780062270481), with the full number line reading '13 14 15 16 17 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' — the terminal 1 marking the first printing
- Issued in a violet and maroon dust jacket designed by Jarrod Taylor, with a Diné-inspired spider, pueblo and arrows motif on the front panel and endorsement blurbs on the rear panel
- The jacket should carry its printed price
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Hillerman |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing: HarperCollins, 2013 (ISBN 9780062270481), with the full number line reading '13 14 15 16 17 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing: HarperCollins, 2013 (ISBN 9780062270481), with the full number line reading '13 14 15 16 17 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' — the terminal 1 marking the first printing. Issued in a violet and maroon dust jacket designed by Jarrod Taylor, with a Diné-inspired spider, pueblo and arrows motif on the front panel and endorsement blurbs on the rear panel. The jacket should carry its printed price.

## Is this the true first?
US HarperCollins 2013 hardcover is the true first; this was Anne Hillerman's debut novel and the first Leaphorn-Chee-Manuelito book after her father Tony Hillerman's death.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. Documented to occasionally leave “First Edition” on later printings; always cross-check the number line. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Spider Woman's Daughter signed first* by Anne Hillerman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/spider-womans-daughter-signed-first
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.