# Is "Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Alfred A. Knopf, 2014) is identified by: US Knopf first printing: copyright page states First Edition with the Borzoi colophon and a complete number line retaining the 1. US Knopf 2014 is the true first; the UK Picador edition followed in 2015.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Knopf first printing: copyright page states First Edition with the Borzoi colophon and a complete number line retaining the 1
- Yellow boards with gilt title on a navy spine; this is a Borzoi book
- First-issue jacket carries the printed price and lacks National Book Award finalist or television tie-in bands
- Published September 2014
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Emily St. John Mandel |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Knopf first printing: copyright page states First Edition with the Borzoi colophon and a complete number line retaining the 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
US Knopf first printing: copyright page states First Edition with the Borzoi colophon and a complete number line retaining the 1. Yellow boards with gilt title on a navy spine; this is a Borzoi book. First-issue jacket carries the printed price and lacks National Book Award finalist or television tie-in bands. Published September 2014.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf 2014 is the true first; the UK Picador edition followed in 2015. Confirm via the stated First Edition, the Borzoi colophon and the number line retaining the 1.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No separate book-club edition is documented for the first issue. Later printings add award and television-adaptation bands to the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Station Eleven* by Emily St. John Mandel a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/station-eleven
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.