2 Sandra Cisneros first editions are documented on this shelf, from The House on Mango Street (1984) to Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Sandra Cisneros title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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The House on Mango Street — 1984 · Arte Publico PressPaperback original in pictorial wrappers with cover art by Alejandro Romero; no hardcover true first exists. Arte Publico Press, Houston, 1984, reportedly in a small first print run of about 500 copies. Original wrappers, often with spine sunning. ISBN 0-934770-20-0. The Arte Publico 1984 wrappers issue is the true first. The later Vintage edition is a 'first thus' reprint, not the first. No book-club issue. Beware later Arte Publico printings (check for added printing lines) and the clearly different Vintage reissue.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories — 1991 · Random HouseRandom House, New York, 1991. Cisneros's first book with a major trade publisher. The true first is the hardcover (ISBN 0-394-57654-3) with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1; rust-brown paper boards with a dark cloth spine and metallic spine lettering. Original unclipped pictorial dust jacket. US Random House 1991 hardcover is the true first and the collectible issue. A trade paperback was also available; the stated-First-Edition hardcover precedes it as the collectible point. Watch for later printings lacking the number line ending in 1, and for paperback issues; these are not the collectible first.

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