More ways to confirm a first printing
- Negative-evidence (no later-printing language) on pre-1970 titles
- Number line from c.1980
Notable points & cautions
- When a hardcover and a simultaneous paperback exist (standard from the mid-1970s), the hardcover in dust jacket is the collector's first.
- A “Revised and expanded edition” (e.g., deBuys's Enchantment and Exploitation) is a separate collecting object, not a reprint.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my University of New Mexico Press book is a first edition?
Check the copyright page. ISBN prefix 978-0-8263 Negative-evidence (no later-printing language) on pre-1970 titles
Does University of New Mexico Press use a number line?
Negative-evidence (no later-printing language) on pre-1970 titles
Is a book-club edition a University of New Mexico Press first edition?
No. Book-club editions reprint the text but are not the true first edition. When a hardcover and a simultaneous paperback exist (standard from the mid-1970s), the hardcover in dust jacket is the collector's first.
What era does this cover?
This covers University of New Mexico Press. Conventions changed over time, so confirm the era of your copy.
University of New Mexico Press titles with documented first-edition points
Each link opens that title’s specific points of issue — the exact marks that separate a true first printing from a later one.
- The Way to Rainy Mountain (N. Scott Momaday, 1969)
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