# Is "A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park" by E. O. Wilson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park by E. O. Wilson (Simon & Schuster, 2014) is identified by: Simon & Schuster first printing, published April 22, 2014, roughly 176 pages, with photography by Piotr Naskrecki and a bonus DVD of Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu's documentary The Guide laid in at the rear (hardcover-with-DVD ISBN 9781476747415), in a priced dust jacket. US true first (Simon & Schuster, New York), April 22, 2014.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Simon & Schuster first printing, published April 22, 2014, roughly 176 pages, with photography by Piotr Naskrecki and a bonus DVD of Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu's documentary The Guide laid in at the rear (hardcover-with-DVD ISBN 9781476747415), in a priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E. O. Wilson |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Simon & Schuster first printing, published April 22, 2014, roughly 176 pages, with photography by Piotr Naskrecki and a bonus DVD of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Simon & Schuster first printing, published April 22, 2014, roughly 176 pages, with photography by Piotr Naskrecki and a bonus DVD of Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu's documentary The Guide laid in at the rear (hardcover-with-DVD ISBN 9781476747415), in a priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Simon & Schuster, New York), April 22, 2014.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Window on Eternity: A Biologist's Walk Through Gorongosa National Park* by E. O. Wilson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-window-on-eternity-a-biologists-walk-through-gorongosa-nat
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.