# Is "The Second John McPhee Reader" by John McPhee a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Second John McPhee Reader by John McPhee (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996) is identified by: FSG hardcover first printing; no statement of a later printing on the copyright page; price-clipped or intact FSG dust jacket. US true first (FSG, New York, 1996); first-thus for this second reader anthology.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- FSG hardcover first printing; no statement of a later printing on the copyright page; price-clipped or intact FSG dust jacket
- Anthology gathering selections from McPhee's books published since 1975
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John McPhee |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | FSG hardcover first printing; no statement of a later printing on the copyright page… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
FSG hardcover first printing; no statement of a later printing on the copyright page; price-clipped or intact FSG dust jacket. Anthology gathering selections from McPhee's books published since 1975.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (FSG, New York, 1996); first-thus for this second reader anthology.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No known book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Second John McPhee Reader* by John McPhee a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-second-john-mcphee-reader
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.