# Is "Three Junes" by Julia Glass a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Three Junes by Julia Glass (Pantheon Books, 2002) is identified by: First printing states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1 under the Pantheon imprint, in a printed-price dust jacket. The US Pantheon hardcover (2002) is the true first and won the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction; it was Glass's debut novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1 under the Pantheon imprint, in a printed-price dust jacket
- Earliest jackets predate the later award and morning-show promotional blurbs
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Julia Glass |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1 under the Pantheon imprint, in a printed-price dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1 under the Pantheon imprint, in a printed-price dust jacket. Earliest jackets predate the later award and morning-show promotional blurbs.

## Is this the true first?
The US Pantheon hardcover (2002) is the true first and won the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction; it was Glass's debut novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions are typically smaller, may be blind-stamped, and carry an unpriced jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Three Junes* by Julia Glass a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/three-junes
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.