# Is "The Bride" by Julie Garwood a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Bride by Julie Garwood (Pocket Books, 1989) is identified by: Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, published 1989 (ISBN 0671670050). The paperback original is the true first; there was no hardcover first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, published 1989 (ISBN 0671670050)
- The first printing carries the original cover price and no statement of a later printing
- Pocket Books (a Simon & Schuster imprint) prints printing-number lines and later-printing notices on subsequent printings, so a first printing shows the lowest number present and no second-printing notice
- Among the most-reprinted historical romances, so unread firsts in fine condition are the scarce state
- Publisher imprint reads Pocket Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Julie Garwood |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Year | 1989 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, published 1989 (ISBN 0671670050) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pocket Books mass-market paperback original, published 1989 (ISBN 0671670050). The first printing carries the original cover price and no statement of a later printing; Pocket Books (a Simon & Schuster imprint) prints printing-number lines and later-printing notices on subsequent printings, so a first printing shows the lowest number present and no second-printing notice. Among the most-reprinted historical romances, so unread firsts in fine condition are the scarce state.

## Is this the true first?
The paperback original is the true first; there was no hardcover first edition. Later hardcover and reissue editions are first thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. Later printings update the cover price and the printing-number line; verify the 1989 date and absence of any later-printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Bride* by Julie Garwood a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-bride
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.