# Is "Dodsworth" by Sinclair Lewis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis (Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1929) is identified by: First issue identified by the first-printing statement 'Published, March, 1929' on the copyright page. True US first; precedes the UK Cape edition of 1929.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First issue identified by the first-printing statement 'Published, March, 1929' on the copyright page
- Bound in navy blue cloth lettered and framed in orange
- First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York |
| Year | 1929 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First issue identified by the first-printing statement 'Published, March, 1929' on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First issue identified by the first-printing statement 'Published, March, 1929' on the copyright page. Bound in navy blue cloth lettered and framed in orange. First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; precedes the UK Cape edition of 1929. Lewis won the Nobel Prize in 1930.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not a book-club book. Later printings add additional-printing statements. Signed copies in commerce are signed trade firsts.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dodsworth* by Sinclair Lewis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dodsworth
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.