# Is "The View from Saturday" by E. L. Konigsburg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg (Atheneum / Jean Karl Books, 1996) is identified by: First edition 1996, Atheneum (a Jean Karl Book), New York. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1996, Atheneum (a Jean Karl Book), New York
- The first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1
- Pictorial boards in a first-state dust jacket without the Newbery Medal seal
- Publisher imprint reads Atheneum / Jean Karl Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E. L. Konigsburg |
| Publisher | Atheneum / Jean Karl Books |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1996, Atheneum (a Jean Karl Book), New York |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition 1996, Atheneum (a Jean Karl Book), New York. The first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. Pictorial boards in a first-state dust jacket without the Newbery Medal seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1997.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Atheneum reprints drop the 'First Edition' statement and the terminal 1 from the number line. Book-club editions lack a jacket price, and post-award jackets add the Newbery Medal seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The View from Saturday* by E. L. Konigsburg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-view-from-saturday
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