# Is "A Moveable Feast" by Ernest Hemingway a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964) is identified by: First printing (posthumous) is identified by the Scribner code 'A-3.64 [H]' on the copyright page together with the Scribner seal. The US Scribner's 1964 'A-3.64 [H]' first is the true first; the UK Jonathan Cape edition of 1964 follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing (posthumous) is identified by the Scribner code 'A-3.64 [H]' on the copyright page together with the Scribner seal
- The volume is quarter-bound in brick-red/russet brown cloth with gray marbled paper-covered boards, a gilt facsimile of Hemingway's signature on the front cover, and the title stamped in gilt on the spine; it collects the memoir text with black-and-white photographs
- The first-issue dust jacket is illustrated and should retain its printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing (posthumous) is identified by the Scribner code 'A-3.64 [H]' on the copyright page together with the Scribner seal |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing (posthumous) is identified by the Scribner code 'A-3.64 [H]' on the copyright page together with the Scribner seal. The volume is quarter-bound in brick-red/russet brown cloth with gray marbled paper-covered boards, a gilt facsimile of Hemingway's signature on the front cover, and the title stamped in gilt on the spine; it collects the memoir text with black-and-white photographs. The first-issue dust jacket is illustrated and should retain its printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
The US Scribner's 1964 'A-3.64 [H]' first is the true first; the UK Jonathan Cape edition of 1964 follows. Published posthumously, so there is no author-signed first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies lack the 'A-3.64 [H]' code, are typically blind-stamped on the rear board, and were issued in dust jackets without a printed price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Moveable Feast* by Ernest Hemingway a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-moveable-feast
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.