# Is "Watch with Me" by Wendell Berry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Watch with Me by Wendell Berry (Pantheon, 1994) is identified by: Pantheon first printing, 1994, with the copyright-page number line descending to 1; title page dated 1994. True first US edition of these Port William stories of Tol Proudfoot and Miss Minnie (the title story plus six others).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pantheon first printing, 1994, with the copyright-page number line descending to 1; title page dated 1994
- ISBN 0-679-43469-0
- Full title: 'Watch with Me: and Six Other Stories of the Yet-Remembered Ptolemy Proudfoot and His Wife, Miss Minnie, née Quinch.'
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wendell Berry |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pantheon first printing, 1994, with the copyright-page number line descending to 1; title… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Pantheon first printing, 1994, with the copyright-page number line descending to 1; title page dated 1994. ISBN 0-679-43469-0. Full title: 'Watch with Me: and Six Other Stories of the Yet-Remembered Ptolemy Proudfoot and His Wife, Miss Minnie, née Quinch.'

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition of these Port William stories of Tol Proudfoot and Miss Minnie (the title story plus six others).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No major book-club edition concern.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Watch with Me* by Wendell Berry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/watch-with-me
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.