# Is "The Rabbit Hutch" by Tess Gunty a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty (Knopf, 2022) is identified by: True first carries 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line ending in 1, and a dust jacket bearing the printed retail price on the front flap. The US Knopf hardcover of 2022 is the true first; the novel won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first carries 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line ending in 1, and a dust jacket bearing the printed retail price on the front flap
- Gunty's debut novel
- Publisher imprint reads Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tess Gunty |
| Publisher | Knopf |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first carries 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line ending in 1, and a dust jacket bearing the printed… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Knopf borzoi imprint. True first carries 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a number line ending in 1, and a dust jacket bearing the printed retail price on the front flap. Gunty's debut novel.

## Is this the true first?
The US Knopf hardcover of 2022 is the true first; the novel won the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No separate book-club edition is established for the first printing; confirm the stated 'First Edition' line together with a complete number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Rabbit Hutch* by Tess Gunty a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-rabbit-hutch
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.