# Is "The Future of Ice: A Journey into Cold" by Gretel Ehrlich a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Future of Ice: A Journey into Cold by Gretel Ehrlich (Pantheon, 2004) is identified by: Pantheon Books hardcover, 2004. True first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pantheon Books hardcover, 2004
- First printing identified by 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a full number line descending to 1
- Issued with a dust jacket
- ISBN 0375422515 / 9780375422515
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gretel Ehrlich |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pantheon Books hardcover, 2004 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Pantheon Books hardcover, 2004. First printing identified by 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a full number line descending to 1. Issued with a dust jacket. ISBN 0375422515 / 9780375422515.

## Is this the true first?
True first edition. Originally published in the United States by Pantheon in 2004; no prior UK or Canadian edition precedes it. A later Vintage trade paperback (ISBN 1400034353) is a subsequent reprint, not the first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Future of Ice: A Journey into Cold* by Gretel Ehrlich a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-future-of-ice-a-journey-into-cold
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.