# Is "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Simon & Schuster, 2005) is identified by: Copyright page carries a full number line counting down to 1, identifying the first printing. The US Simon & Schuster edition is the true first, preceding the UK (Penguin) edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page carries a full number line counting down to 1, identifying the first printing
- ISBN 0-684-82490-6; thick octavo of roughly 900 pages in brown and black cloth; first-issue jacket retains the printed price unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Doris Kearns Goodwin |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page carries a full number line counting down to 1, identifying the first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page carries a full number line counting down to 1, identifying the first printing. ISBN 0-684-82490-6; thick octavo of roughly 900 pages in brown and black cloth; first-issue jacket retains the printed price unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
The US Simon & Schuster edition is the true first, preceding the UK (Penguin) edition. Basis for the film 'Lincoln.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No major book-club hardcover competes; the usual confusion is with later Simon & Schuster printings. The full number line counting down to 1 plus the unclipped printed-price jacket identify the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln* by Doris Kearns Goodwin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/team-of-rivals-the-political-genius-of-abraham-lincoln
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.