# Is "Kingdom of the Golden Dragon" by Isabel Allende a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende (HarperCollins, 2004) is identified by: First English-language edition, published New York: HarperCollins, 2004; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden, 437 pages. First English-language edition (2004) of El reino del dragon de oro, first published in Spanish in 2003; the second book of Allende's young-adult trilogy.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First English-language edition, published New York: HarperCollins, 2004; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden, 437 pages
- A true first shows the HarperCollins imprint and a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Bound in dark plum boards with a black paper-stock spine stamped in gold, with maroon endpapers, in a priced, unclipped jacket
- US ISBN 9780060589424
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isabel Allende |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First English-language edition, published New York: HarperCollins, 2004; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden, 437 pages |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First English-language edition, published New York: HarperCollins, 2004; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden, 437 pages. A true first shows the HarperCollins imprint and a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Bound in dark plum boards with a black paper-stock spine stamped in gold, with maroon endpapers, in a priced, unclipped jacket. US ISBN 9780060589424.

## Is this the true first?
First English-language edition (2004) of El reino del dragon de oro, first published in Spanish in 2003; the second book of Allende's young-adult trilogy. The UK Flamingo edition appeared alongside the US HarperCollins printing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition affecting the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Kingdom of the Golden Dragon* by Isabel Allende a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/kingdom-of-the-golden-dragon
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.