The points of issue
Issued by Picador (the Farrar, Straus and Giroux trade-paperback imprint) as a paperback original; the first printing is identified by a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. No simultaneous Picador cloth edition is documented.
Is this the true first?
The US Picador paperback original (2010) is the true first edition; the collection won the 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition is recorded. There is no documented hardcover state to distinguish; the first edition is the trade paperback.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: Issued by Picador (the Farrar, Straus and Giroux trade-paperback imprint) as a paperback original; the first printing is identified by a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. No simultaneous Picador cloth edition is documented.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. The US Picador paperback original (2010) is the true first edition; the collection won the 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
No book-club edition is recorded. There is no documented hardcover state to distinguish; the first edition is the trade paperback.
I have a first edition of The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg — what should I do?
If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.