# Is "Then Again, Maybe I Won't" by Judy Blume a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Then Again, Maybe I Won't by Judy Blume (Bradbury Press, 1971) is identified by: Bradbury Press first with a 1971 copyright and no later-printing statement on the copyright page, in a first-issue dust jacket with the original price and a jacket photograph by Gary Gladstone. US Bradbury Press first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bradbury Press first with a 1971 copyright and no later-printing statement on the copyright page, in a first-issue dust jacket with the original price and a jacket photograph by Gary Gladstone
- Publisher imprint reads Bradbury Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Judy Blume |
| Publisher | Bradbury Press |
| Year | 1971 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Bradbury Press first with a 1971 copyright and no later-printing statement on the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Bradbury Press first with a 1971 copyright and no later-printing statement on the copyright page, in a first-issue dust jacket with the original price and a jacket photograph by Gary Gladstone.

## Is this the true first?
US Bradbury Press first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions show club markings and lack the priced first-issue jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Then Again, Maybe I Won't* by Judy Blume a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/then-again-maybe-i-wont
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.