# Is "Veronica" by Mary Gaitskill a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Veronica by Mary Gaitskill (Pantheon Books, 2005) is identified by: Pantheon first edition, first printing, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the Pantheon colophon. The US Pantheon hardcover of 2005 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pantheon first edition, first printing, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the Pantheon colophon
- National Book Award finalist
- Confirm the original jacket price is present and unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mary Gaitskill |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pantheon first edition, first printing, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the Pantheon colophon |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Pantheon first edition, first printing, with a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the Pantheon colophon. National Book Award finalist. Confirm the original jacket price is present and unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
The US Pantheon hardcover of 2005 is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions are lighter and omit the number line and the printed flap price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Veronica* by Mary Gaitskill a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/veronica
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.