# Is "The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion" by Will Eisner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion by Will Eisner (W. W. Norton, 2005) is identified by: Hardcover with dust jacket, W. The US Norton hardcover is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover with dust jacket, W. W. Norton, 2005, with an introduction by Umberto Eco titled 'The Power of Falsehood', ISBN 0-393-06045-4 (978-0-393-06045-4)
- First printing identified by a complete number line descending to 1 on the copyright page
- Eisner's final completed book, published posthumously in 2005
- Correct publisher/imprint: W. W. Norton

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Will Eisner |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Hardcover with dust jacket, W. W. Norton, 2005, with an introduction by Umberto Eco titled 'The Power of Falsehood', ISBN 0-393-06045-4… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Hardcover with dust jacket, W. W. Norton, 2005, with an introduction by Umberto Eco titled 'The Power of Falsehood', ISBN 0-393-06045-4 (978-0-393-06045-4). First printing identified by a complete number line descending to 1 on the copyright page. Eisner's final completed book, published posthumously in 2005.

## Is this the true first?
The US Norton hardcover is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition known. A later Norton paperback (ISBN 978-0-393-32860-8) is a subsequent edition, not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion* by Will Eisner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-plot-the-secret-story-of-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of
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.