# Is "The Photographer" by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre & Frédéric Lemercier a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre & Frédéric Lemercier (First Second, 2009) is identified by: French original 'Le Photographe' (Dupuis, three volumes, 2003-2006) is the true first. The French Dupuis three-volume series (2003-2006) is the true first; the First Second single-volume English edition (2009) is the first English-language edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- French original 'Le Photographe' (Dupuis, three volumes, 2003-2006) is the true first
- First English edition: First Second, 2009, one-volume English-language edition translated by Alexis Siegel, ISBN 978-1-59643-375-5, first printing with no statement of a later printing on the indicia
- Correct publisher/imprint: First Second

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre & Frédéric Lemercier |
| Publisher | First Second |
| Year | 2009 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | French original 'Le Photographe' (Dupuis, three volumes, 2003-2006) is the true first |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
French original 'Le Photographe' (Dupuis, three volumes, 2003-2006) is the true first. First English edition: First Second, 2009, one-volume English-language edition translated by Alexis Siegel, ISBN 978-1-59643-375-5, first printing with no statement of a later printing on the indicia.

## Is this the true first?
The French Dupuis three-volume series (2003-2006) is the true first; the First Second single-volume English edition (2009) is the first English-language edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Photographer* by Emmanuel Guibert, Didier Lefèvre & Frédéric Lemercier a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-photographer
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.