# Is "The Man Who Came Uptown" by George Pelecanos a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos (Mulholland / Little, Brown, 2018) is identified by: Mulholland Books first printing, identified by a full descending number line running from 10 down to 1 and ending in 1 on the copyright page. US Mulholland Books (a Little, Brown imprint) hardcover is the true first; a standalone novel published September 2018.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Mulholland Books first printing, identified by a full descending number line running from 10 down to 1 and ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Published September 4, 2018, ISBN 9780316479820; a standalone novel
- Publisher imprint reads Mulholland / Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George Pelecanos |
| Publisher | Mulholland / Little, Brown |
| Year | 2018 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Mulholland Books first printing, identified by a full descending number line running from 10 down to 1 and ending in 1 on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Mulholland Books first printing, identified by a full descending number line running from 10 down to 1 and ending in 1 on the copyright page. Published September 4, 2018, ISBN 9780316479820; a standalone novel.

## Is this the true first?
US Mulholland Books (a Little, Brown imprint) hardcover is the true first; a standalone novel published September 2018.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Man Who Came Uptown* by George Pelecanos a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-man-who-came-uptown
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.