# Is ""Y" Is for Yesterday" by Sue Grafton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of "Y" Is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2017) is identified by: First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. US Marian Wood Books/Putnam hardcover is the true first; twenty-fifth and final Kinsey Millhone novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint, published August 22, 2017, with the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed retail price on the front flap (an unclipped flap indicates first state, price present rather than any figure)
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sue Grafton |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing under the Marian Wood Books / G.P. Putnam's Sons imprint, published August 22, 2017, with the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed retail price on the front flap (an unclipped flap indicates first state, price present rather than any figure).

## Is this the true first?
US Marian Wood Books/Putnam hardcover is the true first; twenty-fifth and final Kinsey Millhone novel. Grafton intended a Z title but died in December 2017 before writing it, so the series ends at Y.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant; a genuine first shows the complete number line ending in 1, and later printings drop the lower digits.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *"Y" Is for Yesterday* by Sue Grafton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/y-is-for-yesterday
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.