# Is "Anthill: A Novel" by E. O. Wilson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Anthill: A Novel by E. O. Wilson (W. W. Norton, 2010) is identified by: Norton first edition, New York, 2010, first printing indicated on the copyright page by a full descending number line ending in 1, issued in publisher's boards (red and green) with a printed, priced dust jacket. US true first (W.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- W. W. Norton first edition, New York, 2010, first printing indicated on the copyright page by a full descending number line ending in 1, issued in publisher's boards (red and green) with a printed, priced dust jacket
- This was Wilson's first novel and his only extended work of fiction
- Publisher imprint reads W. W. Norton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | E. O. Wilson |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | W. W. Norton first edition, New York, 2010, first printing indicated on the copyright page by a full descending number line ending in 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
W. W. Norton first edition, New York, 2010, first printing indicated on the copyright page by a full descending number line ending in 1, issued in publisher's boards (red and green) with a printed, priced dust jacket. This was Wilson's first novel and his only extended work of fiction.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (W. W. Norton, New York, 2010).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club edition; the later Norton trade-paperback reprint follows the hardcover first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Anthill: A Novel* by E. O. Wilson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/anthill-a-novel
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.