# Is "Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter" by Katherine Anne Porter a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by Katherine Anne Porter (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965) is identified by: Harcourt, Brace & World first edition is identified by the publisher's first-edition letter code on the copyright page, in first-issue cloth and jacket. The Jonathan Cape UK edition of 1964 precedes the US printing and is the true world first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harcourt, Brace & World first edition is identified by the publisher's first-edition letter code on the copyright page, in first-issue cloth and jacket
- Won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- A Jonathan Cape (London) edition appeared in 1964
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace & World
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Katherine Anne Porter |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harcourt, Brace & World first edition is identified by the publisher's first-edition letter code on the copyright page, in first-issue… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Harcourt, Brace & World first edition is identified by the publisher's first-edition letter code on the copyright page, in first-issue cloth and jacket. Won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A Jonathan Cape (London) edition appeared in 1964.

## Is this the true first?
The Jonathan Cape UK edition of 1964 precedes the US printing and is the true world first. However, the US Harcourt, Brace & World 1965 edition adds four previously uncollected stories and a preface by Porter, and is the edition for which the Pulitzer was awarded, so collectors distinguish the two by which text they want.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies may carry a blind-stamp; later printings alter the copyright-page letter code. Confirm the first state by the unbroken first-edition letter code.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter* by Katherine Anne Porter a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/collected-stories-of-katherine-anne-porter
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.