# Is "The Resort" by Bentley Little a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Resort by Bentley Little (Signet, 2004) is identified by: Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, September 7, 2004, ISBN 0-451-21280-0 (978-0-451-21280-1). US paperback original with no prior trade edition; the Signet paperback is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, September 7, 2004, ISBN 0-451-21280-0 (978-0-451-21280-1)
- A full descending number line on the copyright page identifies the first printing
- Publisher imprint reads Signet
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bentley Little |
| Publisher | Signet |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, September 7, 2004, ISBN… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, September 7, 2004, ISBN 0-451-21280-0 (978-0-451-21280-1). A full descending number line on the copyright page identifies the first printing.

## Is this the true first?
US paperback original with no prior trade edition; the Signet paperback is the true first edition. A hardcover of the title exists only as a book-club/library binding.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The hardcover (ISBN 0-7394-4569-3) is a book-club/library edition, not the true first; it lacks the Signet publisher line and the paperback's number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Resort* by Bentley Little a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-resort
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.