# Is "The Pain and the Great One" by Judy Blume a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume (Bradbury Press, 1974) is identified by: True first is the Bradbury Press picture-book edition of 1974, illustrated by Irene Trivas, with the full-color Trivas illustrations. US Bradbury Press first edition of 1974 is the true first; the 1984 Bradbury printing is a reissue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the Bradbury Press picture-book edition of 1974, illustrated by Irene Trivas, with the full-color Trivas illustrations
- First-issue dust jacket bearing the original price
- The widely offered 1984 Bradbury hardcover (ISBN 0027111008) is a later issue, not the true first
- Publisher imprint reads Bradbury Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Judy Blume |
| Publisher | Bradbury Press |
| Year | 1974 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | True first is the Bradbury Press picture-book edition of 1974, illustrated by Irene… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first is the Bradbury Press picture-book edition of 1974, illustrated by Irene Trivas, with the full-color Trivas illustrations. First-issue dust jacket bearing the original price. The widely offered 1984 Bradbury hardcover (ISBN 0027111008) is a later issue, not the true first.

## Is this the true first?
US Bradbury Press first edition of 1974 is the true first; the 1984 Bradbury printing is a reissue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club and later Dell/Yearling picture editions lack the printed jacket price and are not firsts.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Pain and the Great One* by Judy Blume a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-pain-and-the-great-one
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.