# Is "The Power Broker — adjacent landmark biography: Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Power Broker — adjacent landmark biography: Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, 2011) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition November 2011' and carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 (odd numbers ascending then even numbers descending — it does not end in 1). The US Simon & Schuster edition is the true first, released October 24, 2011, days after Jobs's death, with near-simultaneous worldwide distribution.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states 'First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition November 2011' and carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 (odd numbers ascending then even numbers descending — it does not end in 1)
- ISBN 978-1-4516-4853-9; first-issue jacket with the black-and-white portrait retains the printed price unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Walter Isaacson |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states 'First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition November 2011' and carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 (odd… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states 'First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition November 2011' and carries the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 (odd numbers ascending then even numbers descending — it does not end in 1). ISBN 978-1-4516-4853-9; first-issue jacket with the black-and-white portrait retains the printed price unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
The US Simon & Schuster edition is the true first, released October 24, 2011, days after Jobs's death, with near-simultaneous worldwide distribution. An earlier announced title was 'iSteve: The Book of Jobs'; the published first uses the title 'Steve Jobs.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club hardcover of note. The 'First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition November 2011' statement together with the 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 number line identify the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Power Broker — adjacent landmark biography: Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs* by Walter Isaacson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-power-broker-adjacent-landmark-biography-walter-isaacson
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.