# Is "Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert" by Terry Tempest Williams a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams (Pantheon, 2001) is identified by: Pantheon states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; dated 2001, ISBN 9780375420771. True first US edition of this collection of desert essays, poems, congressional testimony, and journal entries.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pantheon states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; dated 2001, ISBN 9780375420771
- Issued in a hardbound binding with dust jacket whose printed price should be present on the front flap
- Collects desert essays, poems, congressional testimony, and journal entries
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Tempest Williams |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pantheon states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; dated 2001, ISBN 9780375420771 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pantheon states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; dated 2001, ISBN 9780375420771. Issued in a hardbound binding with dust jacket whose printed price should be present on the front flap. Collects desert essays, poems, congressional testimony, and journal entries.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition of this collection of desert essays, poems, congressional testimony, and journal entries.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition concern for the first; the stated 'First Edition' with the full number line reaching 1 confirms the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert* by Terry Tempest Williams a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/red-passion-and-patience-in-the-desert
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.