# Is "Just as Long as We're Together" by Judy Blume a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Just as Long as We're Together by Judy Blume (Orchard Books, 1987) is identified by: Orchard Books first of 1987, 296 pages, trade issue ISBN 0-531-05729-1, with the first-printing statement / number line on the copyright page. US Orchard Books first edition, first printing, quarter-cloth over boards, trade issue ISBN 0-531-05729-1 (distinct from the library-binding ISBN 0-531-08329-2).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Orchard Books first of 1987, 296 pages, trade issue ISBN 0-531-05729-1, with the first-printing statement / number line on the copyright page
- Bound in quarter (half) cloth over boards, as issued by Orchard
- The first-issue dust jacket bears the original printed price on the flap (present, unclipped, on a first-state jacket)
- Note that Orchard also issued a reinforced library binding under the separate ISBN 0-531-08329-2; the trade issue with the 05729 ISBN is the collected first
- Publisher imprint reads Orchard Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Judy Blume |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Orchard Books first of 1987, 296 pages, trade issue ISBN 0-531-05729-1, with the first-printing statement / number line on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Orchard Books first of 1987, 296 pages, trade issue ISBN 0-531-05729-1, with the first-printing statement / number line on the copyright page. Bound in quarter (half) cloth over boards, as issued by Orchard. The first-issue dust jacket bears the original printed price on the flap (present, unclipped, on a first-state jacket). Note that Orchard also issued a reinforced library binding under the separate ISBN 0-531-08329-2; the trade issue with the 05729 ISBN is the collected first.

## Is this the true first?
US Orchard Books first edition, first printing, quarter-cloth over boards, trade issue ISBN 0-531-05729-1 (distinct from the library-binding ISBN 0-531-08329-2).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the printed jacket price and are typically bound in full paper-covered boards rather than the trade quarter-cloth.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Just as Long as We're Together* by Judy Blume a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/just-as-long-as-were-together
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.