# Is "Vanilla Ride" by Joe R. Lansdale a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale (Alfred A. Knopf, 2009) is identified by: Knopf US first edition, 2009, ISBN 9780307270971 (9780307270979), identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page beneath the Knopf stated-first-edition wording. The US Knopf hardcover (ISBN 9780307270979) is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Alfred A. Knopf US first edition, 2009, ISBN 9780307270971
- , identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page beneath the Knopf stated-first-edition wording
- Seventh Hap and Leonard novel
- A first-issue dust jacket retains the printed price on the front flap (present and unclipped on a true first-issue jacket) and the Borzoi/Knopf colophon
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Joe R. Lansdale |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2009 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Alfred A. Knopf US first edition, 2009, ISBN 9780307270971 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Alfred A. Knopf US first edition, 2009, ISBN 9780307270971 (9780307270979), identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page beneath the Knopf stated-first-edition wording. Seventh Hap and Leonard novel. A first-issue dust jacket retains the printed price on the front flap (present and unclipped on a true first-issue jacket) and the Borzoi/Knopf colophon.

## Is this the true first?
The US Knopf hardcover (ISBN 9780307270979) is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later book club editions exist and lack the trade number line and the printed flap price; verify a true first by the intact number line ending in 1 together with the priced first-issue jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Vanilla Ride* by Joe R. Lansdale a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/vanilla-ride
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.