# Is "Tracks" by Louise Erdrich a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tracks by Louise Erdrich (Henry Holt, 1988) is identified by: Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1988 (ISBN 0-8050-0895-0); 226 pp. US Henry Holt 1988 trade hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1988 (ISBN 0-8050-0895-0)
- 226 pp. 'First Edition' stated with the number line on the copyright page; original quarter burgundy cloth with speckled paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, in an unclipped pictorial dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Henry Holt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louise Erdrich |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
| Year | 1988 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1988 (ISBN 0-8050-0895-0) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1988 (ISBN 0-8050-0895-0); 226 pp. 'First Edition' stated with the number line on the copyright page; original quarter burgundy cloth with speckled paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, in an unclipped pictorial dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Henry Holt 1988 trade hardcover is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings show added printing statements or a shortened number line. Confirm the stated First Edition and intact number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tracks* by Louise Erdrich a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tracks
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.