# Is "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011) is identified by: Bound in cloth-backed boards. The US Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York) edition is the true first, 2011; the UK Allen Lane edition appeared the same year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bound in cloth-backed boards
- The copyright page carries the Farrar, Straus and Giroux dated statement 'First edition, 2011' rather than a numeral printer's key; this dated wording is the FSG house form and is the point to confirm
- A first-state copy retains the dust jacket with its printed price present and unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Daniel Kahneman |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bound in cloth-backed boards |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Bound in cloth-backed boards. The copyright page carries the Farrar, Straus and Giroux dated statement 'First edition, 2011' rather than a numeral printer's key; this dated wording is the FSG house form and is the point to confirm. A first-state copy retains the dust jacket with its printed price present and unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
The US Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York) edition is the true first, 2011; the UK Allen Lane edition appeared the same year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Confirm the exact 'First edition, 2011' statement on the copyright page. The title was heavily reprinted, so later printings — which alter or drop that dated statement — are common.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Thinking, Fast and Slow* by Daniel Kahneman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/thinking-fast-and-slow
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.