# Is "The Dream of the Celt" by Mario Vargas Llosa a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Dream of the Celt by Mario Vargas Llosa (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012) is identified by: US Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012 hardcover; the copyright page carries the stated 'First American edition' with a full number line terminating in 1 (FSG's standard first-printing convention). First English translation of El sueno del celta (Alfaguara, 2010).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012 hardcover; the copyright page carries the stated 'First American edition' with a full number line terminating in 1 (FSG's standard first-printing convention)
- Translated by Edith Grossman
- Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed cover price, unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mario Vargas Llosa |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012 hardcover; the copyright page carries the stated 'First… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012 hardcover; the copyright page carries the stated 'First American edition' with a full number line terminating in 1 (FSG's standard first-printing convention). Translated by Edith Grossman. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed cover price, unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
First English translation of El sueno del celta (Alfaguara, 2010). US FSG and UK Faber both 2012; the FSG printing states 'First American edition.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition; confirm the stated 'First American edition' line and a number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Dream of the Celt* by Mario Vargas Llosa a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-dream-of-the-celt
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.