# Is "Collected Stories" by Gabriel García Márquez a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Collected Stories by Gabriel García Márquez (Harper & Row, 1984) is identified by: First US edition, first printing, with 'FIRST EDITION' stated; translated by Gregory Rabassa (Parts One and Three) and S. First-thus omnibus gathering the twenty-six stories from three earlier collections; not a first appearance of the individual stories.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, first printing, with 'FIRST EDITION' stated; translated by Gregory Rabassa (Parts One and Three) and S. J. Bernstein (Part Two)
- New York, 1984; light blue cloth, gilt spine
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Row
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gabriel García Márquez |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
| Year | 1984 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, first printing, with 'FIRST EDITION' stated; translated by Gregory… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First US edition, first printing, with 'FIRST EDITION' stated; translated by Gregory Rabassa (Parts One and Three) and S. J. Bernstein (Part Two). New York, 1984; light blue cloth, gilt spine.

## Is this the true first?
First-thus omnibus gathering the twenty-six stories from three earlier collections; not a first appearance of the individual stories.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book-club edition is identified by a small blind-stamp to the rear board and a jacket printed without a price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Collected Stories* by Gabriel García Márquez a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/collected-stories
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.