# Is "Caddie Woodlawn" by Carol Ryrie Brink a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (The Macmillan Company, 1935) is identified by: First edition 1935, Macmillan (NY). US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1935, Macmillan (NY)
- The first printing copyright page reads 'Set up and electrotyped
- Published April, 1935' with no later reprint-history list, and the book carries an Author's Note dated February 22, 1935
- Original green cloth; twelve black-and-white illustrations by Kate Seredy
- Publisher imprint reads The Macmillan Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Carol Ryrie Brink |
| Publisher | The Macmillan Company |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1935, Macmillan (NY) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 1935, Macmillan (NY). The first printing copyright page reads 'Set up and electrotyped. Published April, 1935' with no later reprint-history list, and the book carries an Author's Note dated February 22, 1935. Original green cloth; twelve black-and-white illustrations by Kate Seredy.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1936. A 1973 revised edition with new illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman is a distinct later edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Macmillan reprint-history list on the copyright page indicates a later printing; the 1973 revised text and illustrations are a separate later edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Caddie Woodlawn* by Carol Ryrie Brink a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/caddie-woodlawn
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.