# Is "Code of the West" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Code of the West by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1934) is identified by: Harper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code 'B-I'. True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1934.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harper 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
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1934 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harper first edition: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the printing code… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Harper 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.

## Is this the true first?
True first US, published by Harper & Brothers in 1934.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
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.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Code of the West* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/code-of-the-west
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.