# Is "Collected Stories of Wallace Stegner" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Collected Stories of Wallace Stegner by Wallace Stegner (Random House, 1990) is identified by: Random House first edition, 1990, with the 'First Edition' statement and a complete number line on the copyright page; approximately xi plus 525 pages, half burgundy cloth with claret paper over boards, in dust jacket. First edition of this gathering (first thus); the collection assembles previously published stories.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House first edition, 1990, with the 'First Edition' statement and a complete number line on the copyright page; approximately xi plus 525 pages, half burgundy cloth with claret paper over boards, in dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Random House first edition, 1990, with the 'First Edition' statement and a complete… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Random House first edition, 1990, with the 'First Edition' statement and a complete number line on the copyright page; approximately xi plus 525 pages, half burgundy cloth with claret paper over boards, in dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
First edition of this gathering (first thus); the collection assembles previously published stories.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not a book-club edition; confirm the 'First Edition' statement together with the complete number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Collected Stories of Wallace Stegner* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/collected-stories-of-wallace-stegner
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.