# Is "The Netanyahus" by Joshua Cohen a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2021) is identified by: The true first is the UK Fitzcarraldo Editions trade paperback original (the typical Fitzcarraldo blue wrappers), published May 2021, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Correction: the record names the US NYRB June 2021 paperback as the true first, but the UK Fitzcarraldo paperback (published May 2021) preceded it by roughly six weeks and is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the UK Fitzcarraldo Editions trade paperback original (the typical Fitzcarraldo blue wrappers), published May 2021, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- The US New York Review Books trade paperback original (ISBN 978-1-68137-607-3) followed in June 2021 and is a separate, later edition; its first printing also shows a number line ending in 1
- Neither edition was issued as a hardcover trade first
- Publisher imprint reads Fitzcarraldo Editions
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Cohen |
| Publisher | Fitzcarraldo Editions |
| Year | 2021 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the UK Fitzcarraldo Editions trade paperback original (the typical Fitzcarraldo blue wrappers), published May 2021, with… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
The true first is the UK Fitzcarraldo Editions trade paperback original (the typical Fitzcarraldo blue wrappers), published May 2021, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. The US New York Review Books trade paperback original (ISBN 978-1-68137-607-3) followed in June 2021 and is a separate, later edition; its first printing also shows a number line ending in 1. Neither edition was issued as a hardcover trade first.

## Is this the true first?
Correction: the record names the US NYRB June 2021 paperback as the true first, but the UK Fitzcarraldo paperback (published May 2021) preceded it by roughly six weeks and is the true first edition. The NYRB edition is the first US edition, not the world first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
There is no book-club or hardcover first of either edition. Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Netanyahus* by Joshua Cohen a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-netanyahus
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.