# Is "This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland" by Gretel Ehrlich a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland by Gretel Ehrlich (Pantheon, 2001) is identified by: Pantheon (New York) hardcover first edition, 2001, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1 (ISBN 0-679-44200-6), about 377 pages. True first US edition; no earlier printing precedes it.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Pantheon (New York) hardcover first edition, 2001, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1 (ISBN 0-679-44200-6), about 377 pages
- Bound in quarter cloth over boards with the spine lettered in silver, and issued with map endpapers
- The first-state dust jacket carries a photographic iceberg image and should retain its printed flap price (present, not clipped)
- Publisher imprint reads Pantheon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gretel Ehrlich |
| Publisher | Pantheon |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Pantheon (New York) hardcover first edition, 2001, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1 (ISBN… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Pantheon (New York) hardcover first edition, 2001, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1 (ISBN 0-679-44200-6), about 377 pages. Bound in quarter cloth over boards with the spine lettered in silver, and issued with map endpapers. The first-state dust jacket carries a photographic iceberg image and should retain its printed flap price (present, not clipped).

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition; no earlier printing precedes it.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition concern for the stated first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland* by Gretel Ehrlich a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/this-cold-heaven-seven-seasons-in-greenland
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.