# Is "American Places" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of American Places by Wallace Stegner (E.P. Dutton, 1981) is identified by: Dutton first edition, 1981, with text by Wallace Stegner and Page Stegner and photographs by Eliot Porter; roughly 224 pages with color plates, in dust jacket. True first US edition of this collaboration.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- E.P. Dutton first edition, 1981, with text by Wallace Stegner and Page Stegner and photographs by Eliot Porter; roughly 224 pages with color plates, in dust jacket
- A collaborative volume
- Publisher imprint reads E.P. Dutton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | E.P. Dutton |
| Year | 1981 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | E.P. Dutton first edition, 1981, with text by Wallace Stegner and Page Stegner and… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
E.P. Dutton first edition, 1981, with text by Wallace Stegner and Page Stegner and photographs by Eliot Porter; roughly 224 pages with color plates, in dust jacket. A collaborative volume.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition of this collaboration.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club concern for the Dutton trade first; confirm the Dutton imprint and 1981 date and that the copyright page shows no later-printing indicators.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *American Places* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/american-places
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.