# Is "The News from Paraguay" by Lily Tuck a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck (HarperCollins, 2004) is identified by: First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line including 1, in a printed-price dust jacket that should be present and unclipped. The US HarperCollins hardcover (2004, ISBN 0-06-620944-9) is the true first and won the 2004 National Book Award for Fiction.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line including 1, in a printed-price dust jacket that should be present and unclipped
- First US HarperCollins hardcover of 2004
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lily Tuck |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line including 1, in a printed-price dust jacket that… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line including 1, in a printed-price dust jacket that should be present and unclipped. First US HarperCollins hardcover of 2004.

## Is this the true first?
The US HarperCollins hardcover (2004, ISBN 0-06-620944-9) is the true first and won the 2004 National Book Award for Fiction.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions are typically smaller in format, may be blind-stamped, and carry an unpriced jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The News from Paraguay* by Lily Tuck a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-news-from-paraguay
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.