# Is "An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field" by Terry Tempest Williams a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field by Terry Tempest Williams (Pantheon, 1994) is identified by: Pantheon Books, New York, 1994; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. True first US edition (Pantheon hardcover, 1994); the Vintage Books paperback (ISBN 0679752560 / 9780679752561) is a later reprint, not the first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pantheon Books, New York, 1994; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1
- Bound in paper-covered boards with a cloth spine, 143 pages, and issued with a pictorial dust jacket whose printed price should be present on the front flap
- ISBN 0679432442 / 9780679432449
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Tempest Williams |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pantheon Books, New York, 1994; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pantheon Books, New York, 1994; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with a full number line descending to 1. Bound in paper-covered boards with a cloth spine, 143 pages, and issued with a pictorial dust jacket whose printed price should be present on the front flap. ISBN 0679432442 / 9780679432449.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition (Pantheon hardcover, 1994); the Vintage Books paperback (ISBN 0679752560 / 9780679752561) is a later reprint, not the first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field* by Terry Tempest Williams a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/an-unspoken-hunger-stories-from-the-field
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.