# Is "Fidelity: Five Stories" by Wendell Berry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Fidelity: Five Stories by Wendell Berry (Pantheon, 1992) is identified by: First US edition, Pantheon Books (a Knopf/Random House imprint), 1992, with the title page dated 1992 and the copyright-page number line descending to 1; ISBN 0-679-41633-1. True first US edition of these five interlinked Port William stories.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Pantheon Books (a Knopf/Random House imprint), 1992, with the title page dated 1992 and the copyright-page number line descending to 1
- ISBN 0-679-41633-1
- Issued in cloth in a first-issue dust jacket with the printed price present on the flap
- Collects five interlinked Port William stories
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wendell Berry |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Pantheon Books (a Knopf/Random House imprint), 1992, with the title page dated 1992 and the copyright-page number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Pantheon Books (a Knopf/Random House imprint), 1992, with the title page dated 1992 and the copyright-page number line descending to 1; ISBN 0-679-41633-1. Issued in cloth in a first-issue dust jacket with the printed price present on the flap. Collects five interlinked Port William stories.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition of these five interlinked Port William stories. No earlier trade edition precedes it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club edition concern; confirm the first printing by the descending number line ending in 1 and the priced first-issue jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Fidelity: Five Stories* by Wendell Berry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/fidelity-five-stories
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.