# Is "The Place Names of New Mexico signed first" by Robert Julyan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Place Names of New Mexico signed first by Robert Julyan (UNM Press, 1996) is identified by: The first edition is the University of New Mexico Press hardcover of 1996 (ISBN 0826316883 / 9780826316882), issued simultaneously with a paperback (ISBN 0826316891 / 9780826316899). True first is the 1996 UNM Press hardcover, ISBN 0826316883, in dust jacket; the simultaneous 1996 paperback (ISBN 0826316899) shares the text but the jacketed hardcover is the collector's first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The first edition is the University of New Mexico Press hardcover of 1996 (ISBN 0826316883 / 9780826316882), issued simultaneously with a paperback (ISBN 0826316891 / 9780826316899)
- As with UNM Press academic titles of this period, there is no publisher's number line; the first printing is identified on the copyright page, which should carry the original 1996 copyright with no later-printing statement and no revised-edition wording
- The hardcover in its original priced dust jacket is the collector's first, and signed copies are the desirable form here
- The book runs to roughly 385 pages and treats more than 7,000 New Mexico place names
- Publisher imprint reads UNM Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Julyan |
| Publisher | UNM Press |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The first edition is the University of New Mexico Press hardcover of 1996 (ISBN 0826316883 / 9780826316882), issued simultaneously with a… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The first edition is the University of New Mexico Press hardcover of 1996 (ISBN 0826316883 / 9780826316882), issued simultaneously with a paperback (ISBN 0826316891 / 9780826316899). As with UNM Press academic titles of this period, there is no publisher's number line; the first printing is identified on the copyright page, which should carry the original 1996 copyright with no later-printing statement and no revised-edition wording. The hardcover in its original priced dust jacket is the collector's first, and signed copies are the desirable form here. The book runs to roughly 385 pages and treats more than 7,000 New Mexico place names.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1996 UNM Press hardcover, ISBN 0826316883, in dust jacket; the simultaneous 1996 paperback (ISBN 0826316899) shares the text but the jacketed hardcover is the collector's first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. When a hardcover and a simultaneous paperback exist (standard from the mid-1970s), the hardcover in dust jacket is the collector's first. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Place Names of New Mexico signed first* by Robert Julyan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-place-names-of-new-mexico-signed-first
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.