# Is "The Passenger" by Cormac McCarthy a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022) is identified by: First printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1; jacket with its printed price. US Knopf first edition; a near-simultaneous UK Picador edition appeared in 2022.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1; jacket with its printed price
- Companion to Stella Maris; a signed limited boxed set of both titles was also issued
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Cormac McCarthy |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1; jacket with its… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1; jacket with its printed price. Companion to Stella Maris; a signed limited boxed set of both titles was also issued.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf first edition; a near-simultaneous UK Picador edition appeared in 2022.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Passenger* by Cormac McCarthy a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-passenger
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.