# Is "The Devil in the White City — deeper Larson: In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Devil in the White City — deeper Larson: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson (Crown, 2011) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full descending number line ending in 1. US Crown is the true first, preceding the UK (Doubleday) edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full descending number line ending in 1
- Crown (Random House) hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-0-307-40884-6 (0-307-40884-1)
- The first-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price and is not price-clipped in first state
- Publisher imprint reads Crown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Erik Larson |
| Publisher | Crown |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full descending number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full descending number line ending in 1. Crown (Random House) hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-0-307-40884-6 (0-307-40884-1). The first-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price and is not price-clipped in first state.

## Is this the true first?
US Crown is the true first, preceding the UK (Doubleday) edition. Distinct from The Devil in the White City (already cataloged).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club hardcover of note; confusion is with later Crown printings. The 'First Edition' statement plus a number line ending in 1, with the printed-price jacket, identifies the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Devil in the White City — deeper Larson: In the Garden of Beasts* by Erik Larson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-devil-in-the-white-city-deeper-larson-in-the-garden-of-b
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.