# Is "The Tipping Point — deeper Gladwell: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Tipping Point — deeper Gladwell: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown and Company, 2005) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Edition' AND carries a full number line ending in 1. US Little, Brown is the true first, preceding the UK (Allen Lane) edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states 'First Edition' AND carries a full number line ending in 1
- ISBN 0-316-17232-4
- First-issue jacket carries the printed price
- Later printings advance the number line and/or drop the 'First Edition' statement
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Malcolm Gladwell |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states 'First Edition' AND carries a full number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states 'First Edition' AND carries a full number line ending in 1. ISBN 0-316-17232-4. First-issue jacket carries the printed price. Later printings advance the number line and/or drop the 'First Edition' statement.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown is the true first, preceding the UK (Allen Lane) edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue of note. The stated 'First Edition' together with a number line ending in 1, plus the printed-price jacket, identifies the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Tipping Point — deeper Gladwell: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking* by Malcolm Gladwell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-tipping-point-deeper-gladwell-blink-the-power-of-thinkin
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.