# Is "Inés of My Soul" by Isabel Allende a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Inés of My Soul by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, 2006) is identified by: US HarperCollins first edition of 2006, identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. First English-language edition of Inés del alma mía (2006).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US HarperCollins first edition of 2006, identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
- Bound in tan paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine with gilt spine lettering, the text block with deckled fore-edges; issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price to the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US HarperCollins first edition of 2006, identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
US HarperCollins first edition of 2006, identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. Bound in tan paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine with gilt spine lettering, the text block with deckled fore-edges; issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price to the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition of Inés del alma mía (2006). The US HarperCollins edition is the true first in English; a UK Fourth Estate edition followed.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition affecting the first-edition identification; later printings advance the number line off 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Inés of My Soul* by Isabel Allende a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/in-s-of-my-soul
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.