# Is "The Candy House" by Jennifer Egan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Candy House by Jennifer Egan (Scribner, 2022) is identified by: First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition April 2022' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00. US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1676-3), published April 2022.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition April 2022' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00
- Companion to A Visit from the Goon Squad
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jennifer Egan |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition April 2022' on the copyright page… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition April 2022' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00. Companion to A Visit from the Goon Squad.

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1676-3), published April 2022.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Candy House* by Jennifer Egan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-candy-house
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.