# Is "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" by Isabel Wilkerson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House, 2010) is identified by: Cloth-backed boards; copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Random House number line whose lowest digit is 2 (Random House trade convention), not 1; first-state dust jacket priced. US Random House (New York) true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Cloth-backed boards; copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Random House number line whose lowest digit is 2 (Random House trade convention), not 1; first-state dust jacket priced
- Published New York, 2010
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isabel Wilkerson |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Cloth-backed boards; copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Random House number line whose lowest digit is 2 (Random House trade… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Cloth-backed boards; copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Random House number line whose lowest digit is 2 (Random House trade convention), not 1; first-state dust jacket priced. Published New York, 2010.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House (New York) true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm the 'First Edition' statement together with the number line; under Random House practice the first-printing line ends in 2, and later printings remove lower numbers.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration* by Isabel Wilkerson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-americas-great-mi
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.