# Is "Invisible Prey" by John Sandford a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Invisible Prey by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007) is identified by: The true first is the G.P. The US G.P.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover, an octavo of 388 pages bound in boards
- First printing is identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1)
- Putnam carried no printed First Edition statement in this period and relied on the number line alone, so a copy showing that full line with the 1 present is the first printing
- The first-issue dust jacket bears the design credit to Lisa Amoroso with the author photograph credited to John Earle, and the jacket should retain its original printed price at the top of the front flap (the presence of that printed price, not price-clipped, is the point to check)
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John Sandford |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover, an octavo of 388 pages bound in boards |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
The true first is the G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover, an octavo of 388 pages bound in boards. First printing is identified by a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1); Putnam carried no printed First Edition statement in this period and relied on the number line alone, so a copy showing that full line with the 1 present is the first printing. The first-issue dust jacket bears the design credit to Lisa Amoroso with the author photograph credited to John Earle, and the jacket should retain its original printed price at the top of the front flap (the presence of that printed price, not price-clipped, is the point to check).

## Is this the true first?
The US G.P. Putnam's Sons edition is the true first. Sandford is an American author published first by Putnam, so there is no UK or Canadian precedence to consider. This is the seventeenth Lucas Davenport (Prey) novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club edition point of concern; the Putnam trade first is identified by the complete number line ending in 1, which reprints and later states lack.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Invisible Prey* by John Sandford a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/invisible-prey
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.