# Is "The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism" by Tina Rosenberg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism by Tina Rosenberg (Random House, 1995) is identified by: Copyright page states First Edition with the number line reading down to its lowest digit. US Random House (New York) true first, 1995.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states First Edition with the number line reading down to its lowest digit
- First-state dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tina Rosenberg |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states First Edition with the number line reading down to its lowest digit |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Cloth-backed boards. Copyright page states First Edition with the number line reading down to its lowest digit. First-state dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House (New York) true first, 1995. Won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1995 and the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1996.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club issue lacks the stated First Edition and is unpriced.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism* by Tina Rosenberg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-haunted-land-facing-europes-ghosts-after-communism
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.