Zane Grey First Editions

• Betty Zane — 1903 · Charles Francis PressCharles Francis Press, New York, self-published at Grey's own expense, 1903. Decorated cloth with gilt titling to spine and front board; author credited as P. Zane Grey; six illustrated plates by the author. Approximately 291 pages. True first US edition and Grey's first book, self-published. The cornerstone Zane Grey rarity; scarce, especially clean and crisp. No book-club edition. Watch for later reprints, and for restored or rebound copies of the first.
• The Spirit of the Border — 1906 · A.L. BurtA.L. Burt Company first edition, dated 1906, subtitled 'A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley,' with four illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Octavo in the publisher's original blue-gray cloth, the spine and upper cover pictorially decorated and lettered in red and black. First-issue points include the earliest state of the terminal publisher's advertisements. Second volume of the Ohio River (Betty…. True first US edition. Although A.L. Burt was primarily a reprint house, this was the original publication of the title; there was no prior trade edition. A.L. Burt reissued the title over many years using the same 1906 copyright date, so a 1906 copyright alone does not confirm the earliest state; some later Burt printings survive at least as late as 1919. Confirm the earliest binding decoration and the earliest state of the rear advertisements, and, where present, the jacket.
• The Last of the Plainsmen — 1908 · Outing Publishing CompanyOuting Publishing Company, New York, first edition, dated 1908; illustrated cloth with gilt-stamped titling; photographs and illustrations by the author. Approximately 314 pages. A nonfiction account of Buffalo Jones at the Grand Canyon. True first US edition; Grey's third book. Outing held the 1908 copyright. No book-club edition. Later reprints differ; scarce in first state.
• The Last Trail — 1909 · A.L. BurtA.L. Burt Company first edition, dated 1909 with A. L. Burt Company on the title page and copyright page. Roughly 300 pages, with four half-tone illustrations by J. Watson Davis. The binding is tan/yellow-brown cloth with red lettering and a black pictorial design stamped to the front cover. Concluding volume of the Ohio River (Betty Zane) trilogy, following Betty Zane and The Spirit of the Border, and the last…. True first US edition, published solely by A.L. Burt Company in 1909. This was Grey's last book issued by Burt; beginning in 1910 his first editions moved to Harper. Later reprint states exist, including Grosset & Dunlap issues and Burt's own later printings; confirm the earliest A.L. Burt state by the 1909 title-page imprint and the J. Watson Davis half-tone plates. A first-issue example should retain its original pictorial dust jacket carrying the printed price.
• The Heritage of the Desert — 1910 · Harper & BrothersGrey's first commercially successful Western. Harper & Brothers, 1910. The first edition has 1910 on the title page and 'Published September, 1910' on the copyright page (this predates Harper's letter-code system, so no code letter). It includes a black-and-white frontispiece, 'Hare Rode with Mescal,' protected by a tissue guard. The US Harper first is the true first and predates Riders of the Purple Sage; it is the novel that launched Grey's career. Grosset & Dunlap reprints (with later-title ads and photoplay jackets) are far more common; the true first is the Harper edition with the 1910 title page and the 'Published September, 1910' copyright line and no reprint-publisher imprint.
• The Young Forester — 1910 · Harper & BrothersFirst Harper printing states 'Published October, 1910' at the center of the copyright page with no letter code. Harper did not begin using the two-letter month/year code until 1912, so no code is present on this 1910 first. Illustrated boys'-series title. True first US edition (juvenile). A Canadian issue printed from the American sheets bears a later code and is not the primary first. Grosset & Dunlap reprints exist. The genuine first shows 'Published October, 1910' and no code letters; treat any copy bearing a letter code as a later or Canadian issue.
• Ken Ward in the Jungle — 1912 · Harper & BrothersFirst Harper printing carries the code letters H-M on the copyright page (H = August month code, M = 1912 year code); illustrated; issued in a pictorial dust jacket. Part of the Ken Ward boys'-adventure series. True first US edition (juvenile). Grosset & Dunlap reprints exist. Verify the H-M code on the copyright page; reprints lack the code and add later titles to the ad pages.
• Riders of the Purple Sage — 1912 · Harper & BrothersFirst edition, first printing carries three lines of copyright, the last reading "Published January, 1912," and it bears NO Harper letter date-code (Harper's month/year code came into use in 1912; the January-1912 first predates its use — a copy showing any letter code is a later printing). First state has no publisher advertisements and no boxed list of other Zane Grey titles on the copyright page; "MCMXII"…. US Harper & Brothers (1912) is the true first — the archetypal Western novel. The decisive point is the copyright page reading "Published January, 1912" with NO letter code and no boxed Zane Grey title-list. Caution on the Harper code: month comes first, year second, so "A-M" = January 1912 and "M-M" = DECEMBER 1912 — the latter a later 1912 printing, never the first. Jacketed first printings are exceptionally rare. There is no 1912 book-club edition. The confusion is (1) later Harper states/printings that add a boxed list of Grey's earlier titles and publisher adverts to the copyright page (and later printings that eventually do carry Harper letter codes), and (2) Grosset & Dunlap and other reprint-house editions — cheaply bound, carrying their own imprint, some issued as photoplay / movie-still editions. The decisive check….
• Desert Gold — 1913 · Harper & BrothersTrue Harper first printing bears the copyright-page code C-N (the first letter is the printing month, the second is the year: N = 1913), together with 'Published April, 1913.' Olive cloth, gilt lettering with a pictorial cover onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard and additional plates by Douglas Duer; issued in dust jacket. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and the C-N code rather than a rolling two-letter sequence.
• The Light of Western Stars — 1914 · Harper & BrothersTrue Harper first printing bears the copyright-page code M-N (printed December 1913; second letter N = 1913), with a 1914 title-page date. Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and the M-N code.
• The Lone Star Ranger — 1915 · Harper & BrothersUS Harper & Brothers first, 1915, original Harper cloth, illustrated. The copyright page carries the Harper printing code in which the second letter P denotes the year 1915 (first letter = month, second letter = year); the first printing shows the matching code with no added later-printing indications. US Harper first. Under Harper's letter-code system in use from 1912, the first letter gives the month and the second the year; an unaltered first-printing code confirms the first. Harper did not begin stating 'First Edition' on the copyright page until 1922, so the code is the decisive tell for this title. Grosset & Dunlap reprints in cheaper cloth are the common reprint; later Harper printings show a different or added code. The code is the decisive identifier.
• The Rainbow Trail — 1915 · Harper & BrothersTrue Harper first printing bears the copyright-page code F-P (first letter = printing month June; second letter P = 1915). Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket. Sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and the F-P code.
• The Border Legion — 1916 · Harper & BrothersTrue Harper first printing bears the copyright-page code E-Q (first letter = printing month May; second letter Q = 1916). Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and the E-Q code.
• Wildfire — 1917 · Harper & BrothersTrue Harper first printing carries a copyright-page code whose second letter is R (= 1917); the first letter is the printing month. Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket. Verify the specific month letter against a bibliography such as McBride's Points of Issue before relying on it. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and that the year letter is R (1917).
• The U.P. Trail — 1918 · Harper & BrothersTrue Harper first printing bears the copyright-page code A-S (first letter = printing month January; second letter S = 1918). Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and the A-S code; a later F-S printing exists.
• Tales of Fishes — 1919 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code F-T (F = June month of printing, T = 1919 year) in small type at the foot of the copyright page. Photographic plates. Issued in a dust jacket. Grey's first big-game-fishing book. True first US edition (Grey's angling nonfiction); the fishing titles form a distinct collecting area. The record's code 'S-T' is incorrect: S is not a valid Harper month letter (months run A-M, skipping J). The verified first-printing code is F-T (June 1919); the year letter T = 1919 is correct. Later printings carry different codes (for example B-U seen on a later state).
• The Desert of Wheat — 1919 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first printing carries the code A-T on the copyright page (in Harper's system the first letter is the month, A = January, and the second letter is the year of printing, T = 1919), with 'Published January, 1919'. Additional first-printing text point: the 'i' is dropped from 'girl' (reading 'g rl') on page 10. Frontispiece by W. H. D. Koerner; issued in a dust jacket. True first edition, first printing; the world first (US and UK precedence not an issue, Harper originated the text). Grosset & Dunlap photographic reprints are common and lack the Harper copyright code; the true first must show the A-T code and the page-10 'g rl' error.
• The Man of the Forest — 1920 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first printing carries the code A-U on the copyright page (first letter = month, A = January; second letter = year, U = 1920). Frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket. Later 1920 printings show other month letters against the year (e.g. G-U for July 1920). True first edition, first printing (world first). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; the true first must show the A-U code.
• The Mysterious Rider — 1921 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition on the copyright page; the first letter of the code is the printing month and the second is the year letter in Harper's system. Frontispiece by F. B. Hoffman; issued in a dust jacket. Dealer-reported first-printing copies show an I-U code (I = September) on the copyright page. True first edition, first printing (world first). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and carry no Harper code; the true first must show the Harper letter code on the copyright page.
• Tales of Lonely Trails — 1922 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first state: Harper letter code G-W (G = July month of printing, W = 1922 year) at the foot of the copyright page. Green cloth with a mounted photographic illustration on the upper cover; photographic plates. Issued in a dust jacket. Outdoor/adventure nonfiction of travel and hunting in the West. True first US edition (nonfiction). The record's code 'V-W' is incorrect: V is not a valid Harper month letter. The verified first-state code is G-W (July 1922); the year letter W = 1922 is correct. A later printing with code C-X is documented and is not the first.
• To the Last Man — 1922 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first printing carries the code K-V on the copyright page (first letter = month, K = October; second letter = year of printing, V = 1921, the sheets being printed late 1921 for 1922 publication). Frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket. True first edition, first printing (world first). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; the true first must show the K-V code.
• Wanderer of the Wasteland — 1923 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first printing carries the code L-W on the copyright page (first letter = month, L = November; second letter = year of printing, W = 1922, printed late 1922 for 1923 publication), with the 'First Edition' statement. Frontispiece and plates by W. Herbert Dunton; issued in a dust jacket. The second printing shows M-X. True first edition, first printing (world first). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; the true first must show the L-W code, not the M-X of the second printing.
• Tales of Southern Rivers — 1924 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code H-Y (H = August month of printing, Y = 1924 year) on the copyright page (verso of title). Green cloth with pictorial pastedown; frontispiece, illustrations and plates. Issued in a dust jacket. Fishing nonfiction. True first US edition (angling). The record's code 'X-Y' is incorrect: X is not a valid Harper month letter. The verified first-printing code is H-Y (August 1924); the year letter Y = 1924 is correct.
• The Call of the Canyon — 1924 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first printing carries the code K-X on the copyright page (first letter = month, K = October; second letter = year of printing, X = 1923, printed late 1923 for 1924 publication). Orange cloth with black lettering; frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket. True first edition, first printing (world first). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; the true first must show the K-X code.
• The Thundering Herd — 1925 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing carries the Harper two-letter code L-Y on the copyright-page verso (first letter = printing month, so L = November; second letter = year, Y = 1924, printed ahead of 1925 publication). Copyright page also states First Edition. Frontispiece and three plates by E. F. Ward; issued in a pictorial dust jacket. True first is the Harper US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and can even carry the First Edition line; identify the true first by the L-Y code and the Harper imprint, not by the First Edition statement alone.
• The Vanishing American — 1925 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing carries the Harper code I-Z on the copyright-page verso (I = September, Z = 1925), with the First Edition statement. Frontispiece and dust jacket. Notable for its sympathetic Navajo subject; the book's ending was altered from the magazine serialization. True first is the Harper US edition; notable for its Native American subject. Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and may show the First Edition line; confirm the true first by the I-Z code and Harper imprint.
• Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand — 1926 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code G-A (G = July month of printing, A = 1926 year) on the copyright page, with copyright date 1926. Large quarto in dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered on spine and upper cover; over 100 illustrations from the author's photographs and drawings by Frank E. Phares. Issued in a dust jacket. Among the most collected Grey fishing books. True first US edition (angling); issued by Harper in New York and London, the New York issue regarded as the first. The record's code 'A-A' has the correct year letter (A = 1926 in the post-1937 recycled cycle) but an invented month letter. The verified first-printing code is G-A (July 1926).
• Under the Tonto Rim — 1926 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing carries the Harper code F-A on the copyright-page verso (F = June, A = 1926 in the recycled year-letter cycle Harper restarted after Z=1925), with the First Edition statement. Frontispiece and dust jacket. True first is the Harper US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and can carry the First Edition line; identify the true first by the F-A code and Harper imprint.
• Forlorn River — 1927 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing carries the Harper code H-B on the copyright-page verso (H = August, B = 1927) together with the 'First Edition' statement. Bound in brown cloth stamped in black, with a title vignette and black-and-white decorations by Robert Amick, in a color pictorial dust jacket. The true first is the Harper US edition. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition, identified by the H-B code and the 'First Edition' statement. Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from the Harper plates and may carry over the 'First Edition' line; confirm the true first by the H-B code and the Harper & Brothers imprint rather than by the 'First Edition' wording alone.
• Tales of Swordfish and Tuna — 1927 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code H-B (H = August month of printing, B = 1927 year) on the copyright page. Ninety illustrations from the author's photographs and drawings by Frank E. Phares. Issued in a dust jacket. True first US edition (angling); issued by Harper in New York and London, the New York issue regarded as the first. The record's code 'B-B' has the correct year letter (B = 1927 in the post-1937 recycled cycle) but an invented month letter. The verified first-printing code is H-B (August 1927).
• Nevada — 1928 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing carries the Harper code B-C on the copyright-page verso (B = February, C = 1928, i.e. February 1928) together with the words FIRST EDITION. Bound in pictorial cloth boards lettered and stamped in black on front cover and spine, with a frontispiece; the dust jacket illustration and the endpapers were executed by the western artist Stockton Mulford, and a first-issue jacket should retain its printed…. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition of 1928, identified by the B-C code and the Harper imprint on the title page and copyright verso. Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and copies can carry the FIRST EDITION line for this title; identify the true first by the B-C code and the Harper & Brothers imprint, not by the First Edition statement alone, since the reprint lacks the correct Harper printing code.
• Wild Horse Mesa — 1928 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing carries the Harper code G-C on the copyright-page verso (G = July, C = 1928) together with the First Edition statement. Original dark blue cloth stamped in gilt, with orange top-stain and pictorial endpapers illustrated by George W. Gage; frontispiece present. The pictorial dust jacket reproduces Stockton Mulford's painting, with the line "Romance and Adventure on a Mysterious Desert Range" set…. True first is the Harper US edition, identified by the G-C code and Harper imprint. Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and may show the First Edition line; confirm the true first by the G-C code and Harper imprint. Reprints lack the orange top-stain and the G-C dating code.
• Fighting Caravans — 1929 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page (Harper's practice from 1922 onward). Harper's date cipher is a two-letter pair in which the second letter is the year code: D = 1929. The first letter is a month code and varies (e.g. copies are recorded with H-D). Blue and grey pictorial cloth, frontispiece, pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the stated "First Edition" line; confirm the copyright-page cipher's year letter (D) and the stated first line.
• The Shepherd of Guadaloupe — 1930 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Harper's two-letter date cipher carries the year in the second letter: E = 1930 (copies recorded as C-E). First letter is a month code and varies. Blue cloth with gilt titling, pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common; confirm the stated "First Edition" line and the year letter E in the copyright cipher.
• Sunset Pass — 1931 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Harper's date cipher gives the year in its second letter: F = 1931. First letter is a month code and varies by copy. Cloth with pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common; confirm the stated "First Edition" line and the year letter F in the copyright cipher.
• Tales of Tahitian Waters — 1931 · Harper & BrothersFirst Harper printing has the code letters I-F on the copyright page (I = September month code, F = 1931 year code) and 'First Edition' stated. Green cloth, gilt lettering, plate illustrations and pictorial endpapers; issued in a pictorial dust jacket. True first US edition of this angling narrative. A separate UK edition (Hodder & Stoughton) also exists but the US Harper printing is the primary first. Confirm the I-F code and the 'First Edition' statement on the copyright page. The original record's 'F-F' month code is incorrect.
• Arizona Ames — 1932 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Harper's two-letter cipher encodes the year in its second letter: G = 1932. First letter is a month code and varies by copy. Cloth with pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common; confirm the stated "First Edition" line and the year letter G in the copyright cipher.
• Robbers' Roost — 1932 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Harper's date cipher carries the year in its second letter: G = 1932 (a confirmed first is recorded with code F-G). First letter is a month code. In the original unclipped dust jacket. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common; confirm the stated "First Edition" line and the year letter G in the copyright cipher.
• The Hash Knife Outfit — 1933 · Harper & BrothersFirst printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Harper's two-letter date cipher encodes the year in its second letter: H = 1933. First letter is a month code and varies by copy. Cloth with pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common; confirm the stated "First Edition" line and the year letter H in the copyright cipher.
• Code of the West — 1934 · Harper & BrothersHarper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'B-I'. In Harper's two-letter code the first letter is the month of printing and the second is the year (I = 1934), so 'B-I' denotes February 1934. Frontispiece; issued in dust jacket. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1934. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper copyright code; confirm the stated 'First Edition' and the 'B-I' code on the copyright page.
• Thunder Mountain — 1935 · Harper & BrothersHarper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'B-K'. First letter = month, second = year (K = 1935), so 'B-K' denotes February 1935. Frontispiece; issued in dust jacket. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1935. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; confirm the stated 'First Edition' and the 'B-K' code.
• The Trail Driver — 1936 · Harper & BrothersHarper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'M-K'. First letter = month (M = December), second = year (K = 1935), so 'M-K' denotes December 1935 printing for the 1936-dated first edition. Issued in dust jacket. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1936 (printed December 1935). Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; confirm the stated 'First Edition' and the 'M-K' code.
• West of the Pecos — 1937 · Harper & BrothersHarper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'C-M'. First letter = month (C = March), second = year (M = 1937), so 'C-M' denotes 1937. Issued in dust jacket. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1937. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; confirm the stated 'First Edition' and the 'C-M' code. Note Harper began recycling year letters in 1937, so corroborate with the stated 'First Edition' and physical points.
• Knights of the Range — 1939 · Harper & BrothersHarper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'M-N'. First letter = month (M = December), second = year (N = 1938), so 'M-N' denotes December 1938 printing for the January 1939 publication. Issued in dust jacket. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in January 1939. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; confirm the stated 'First Edition' and the 'M-N' code.
• Western Union — 1939 · Harper & BrothersHarper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'I-O'. First letter = month (I = September), second = year (O = 1939), so 'I-O' denotes September 1939 printing, published October 1939. Issued in illustrated dust jacket. One of the last novels published in Grey's lifetime. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1939. Grey died 23 October 1939, making this among the last titles issued in his lifetime. Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; confirm the stated 'First Edition' and the 'I-O' code.
• Twin Sombreros — 1940 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with the Harper code letters 'C-Q' (C = March printing month, Q = 1941 year). Imprint dated 1940. In dust jacket. Posthumously published. True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumously published (Grey died 1939). Later Grosset & Dunlap and Walter J. Black reprints are common and lack the 'First Edition' statement and the 'C-Q' code; confirm both the stated-first line and the code letters.
• Stairs of Sand — 1943 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'C-S' (C = March printing month, S = 1943 year). In dust jacket. Posthumously published; a wartime-economy production. True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous. Later reprints exist and lack the stated 'First Edition' line and the 'C-S' code; verify both.
• Wilderness Trek — 1944 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'E-T' (E = May printing month, T = 1944 year). In dust jacket. Australian-set novel; posthumously published. True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous. Later reprints lack the stated 'First Edition' line and the 'E-T' code; verify both.
• Shadow on the Trail — 1946 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'A-V' (A = January printing month, V = 1946 year). In dust jacket. Posthumously published. True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous. Later Walter J. Black and other reprints are common and lack the stated 'First Edition' line and the 'A-V' code; verify both.
• Valley of Wild Horses — 1947 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'B-W' (B = February printing month, W = 1947 year). In dust jacket. Posthumously published. True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous. Later reprints and a first UK edition exist; the true US first carries the stated 'First Edition' line and the 'B-W' code. Verify both.
• Rogue River Feud — 1948 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'C-X' (C = March printing month, X = 1948 year). In dust jacket. Posthumously published. True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous. Later reprints lack the stated 'First Edition' line and the 'C-X' code; verify both.
• The Maverick Queen — 1950 · Harper & BrothersHarper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'FIRST EDITION' stated on the copyright page with the Harper letter code D-Z (D = April month of printing, Z = 1950 year) in small type at the foot of the copyright page. Blue cloth. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket. Posthumous (Grey died 1939). A Grosset & Dunlap reprint edition followed and is common; it is not the first. True first US edition, Harper & Brothers, 1950; posthumously published. The record's code 'Y-Y' is incorrect. In Harper's month-year code the FIRST letter is the month and the SECOND is the year, and 1950 is coded Z, not Y (Y = 1949 in the post-1937 cycle). The verified first-printing code is D-Z. Distinguish the true Harper first from the later Grosset & Dunlap reprint.

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