# Is "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press, 2015) is identified by: Copyright page carries the St. US St.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page carries the St
- Martin's Press statement and a full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ending in 1
- This is the plain first trade printing (published Feb 3, 2015)
- Do not confuse it with the later deluxe edition, which is stated as a Deluxe Edition and adds a foil-and-embossed jacket, stenciled page edges, a ribbon marker, four-color endpapers, and a gold-foil case stamp
- Publisher imprint reads St. Martin's Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kristin Hannah |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page carries the St |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page carries the St. Martin's Press statement and a full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ending in 1. This is the plain first trade printing (published Feb 3, 2015). Do not confuse it with the later deluxe edition, which is stated as a Deluxe Edition and adds a foil-and-embossed jacket, stenciled page edges, a ribbon marker, four-color endpapers, and a gold-foil case stamp.

## Is this the true first?
US St. Martin's Press is the true first (Feb 2015); the UK Macmillan edition followed. The collectible trade first is the plain 2015 first printing, not the later deluxe edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No BCE; the main pitfall is mistaking the ornate deluxe reissue for the true trade first. The trade first lacks the deluxe edition's foil, stenciled edges, four-color endpapers, and ribbon. Confirm the number line ends in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Nightingale* by Kristin Hannah a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-nightingale
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.