# Is "Men We Reaped: A Memoir" by Jesmyn Ward a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward (Bloomsbury USA, 2013) is identified by: First US edition, Bloomsbury USA, with the number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the stated date September 2013. US Bloomsbury USA first edition is the true first; the first hardcover printing precedes the UK Bloomsbury issue (ISBN 9781408898727).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Bloomsbury USA, with the number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the stated date September 2013
- First-state jacket should retain the printed cover price
- ISBN 9781608195213 (160819521X)
- Publisher imprint reads Bloomsbury USA
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jesmyn Ward |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury USA |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Bloomsbury USA, with the number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the stated date September 2013 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Bloomsbury USA, with the number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and the stated date September 2013. First-state jacket should retain the printed cover price. ISBN 9781608195213 (160819521X).

## Is this the true first?
US Bloomsbury USA first edition is the true first; the first hardcover printing precedes the UK Bloomsbury issue (ISBN 9781408898727).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Men We Reaped: A Memoir* by Jesmyn Ward a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/men-we-reaped-a-memoir
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.