# Is "Here's to You, Rachel Robinson" by Judy Blume a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Here's to You, Rachel Robinson by Judy Blume (Orchard Books, 1993) is identified by: Orchard Books first, New York, 1993. US Orchard Books first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Orchard Books first, New York, 1993
- Bound in quarter blue cloth over orange paper boards with gilt lettering to the spine, and yellow endpapers and pastedowns; collation runs to roughly 196 pages
- The first-issue dust jacket carries the original front-flap price, which should be present on an unclipped copy (clipping is a condition defect, not a later-issue point)
- Publisher imprint reads Orchard Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Judy Blume |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Orchard Books first, New York, 1993 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Orchard Books first, New York, 1993. Bound in quarter blue cloth over orange paper boards with gilt lettering to the spine, and yellow endpapers and pastedowns; collation runs to roughly 196 pages. The first-issue dust jacket carries the original front-flap price, which should be present on an unclipped copy (clipping is a condition defect, not a later-issue point).

## Is this the true first?
US Orchard Books first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later book-club editions typically lack the original printed jacket price and the first-printing markings, and can run to a smaller, more lightly bound format.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Here's to You, Rachel Robinson* by Judy Blume a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/heres-to-you-rachel-robinson
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.