# Is "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Company, 2013) is identified by: Copyright page states First Edition: October 2013 with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ending in 1. US Little, Brown 2013 is the lead and the more sought issue; the UK Little, Brown/Abacus edition also appeared in 2013.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states First Edition: October 2013 with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ending in 1
- White cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine; the jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and no review blurbs
- Because the first printing predates the 2014 Pulitzer win, the first jacket bears no Pulitzer emblem
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Donna Tartt |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states First Edition: October 2013 with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states First Edition: October 2013 with the full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ending in 1. White cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine; the jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and no review blurbs. Because the first printing predates the 2014 Pulitzer win, the first jacket bears no Pulitzer emblem.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown 2013 is the lead and the more sought issue; the UK Little, Brown/Abacus edition also appeared in 2013. Tartt is a sparse signer, so signed firsts are uncommon.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No US book-club edition of consequence; tell printings by the number line, which must end in 1. Later printings and editions add a Pulitzer band, sticker, or emblem and may add review quotes.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Goldfinch* by Donna Tartt a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-goldfinch
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.