# Is "Deenie" by Judy Blume a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Deenie by Judy Blume (Bradbury Press, 1973) is identified by: True first is the Bradbury Press edition (Scarsdale, NY), 1973, 159 pages, ISBN 0-87888-061-5. US Bradbury Press first edition, first printing: red cloth-covered boards lettered in black on the spine, 159 pages, ISBN 0-87888-061-5, with no later-printing statement on the copyright page.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the Bradbury Press edition (Scarsdale, NY), 1973, 159 pages, ISBN 0-87888-061-5
- The title page/copyright page carries the 'First Edition' notation, but note that Bradbury reprinted the 1973 first edition many times over subsequent years (seventh, thirteenth and later printings of the 1973 edition are recorded), so a true first PRINTING should show no later-printing statement or higher number on the copyright page
- Bound in red cloth-covered boards lettered in black on the spine
- The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap (present, unclipped, on a first-state jacket)
- Publisher imprint reads Bradbury Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Judy Blume |
| Publisher | Bradbury Press |
| Year | 1973 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | True first is the Bradbury Press edition (Scarsdale, NY), 1973, 159 pages, ISBN 0-87888-061-5 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first is the Bradbury Press edition (Scarsdale, NY), 1973, 159 pages, ISBN 0-87888-061-5. The title page/copyright page carries the 'First Edition' notation, but note that Bradbury reprinted the 1973 first edition many times over subsequent years (seventh, thirteenth and later printings of the 1973 edition are recorded), so a true first PRINTING should show no later-printing statement or higher number on the copyright page. Bound in red cloth-covered boards lettered in black on the spine. The first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price on the front flap (present, unclipped, on a first-state jacket).

## Is this the true first?
US Bradbury Press first edition, first printing: red cloth-covered boards lettered in black on the spine, 159 pages, ISBN 0-87888-061-5, with no later-printing statement on the copyright page.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the flap price and are printed on lighter, bulkier stock; watch also for later Bradbury printings of the 1973 edition, which state a higher printing number.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Deenie* by Judy Blume a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/deenie
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.