# Is "Early Autumn" by Louis Bromfield a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield (Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1926) is identified by: Stokes first printings of this period carry no printing statement. US Stokes 1926 is the true first edition (trade).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Stokes first printings of this period carry no printing statement
- The first printing shows 1926 on both the title page and the copyright page with no mention of later printings
- First-issue cloth is blind-ruled green lettered in gilt, in a first-issue dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louis Bromfield |
| Publisher | Frederick A. Stokes Company |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Stokes first printings of this period carry no printing statement |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Stokes first printings of this period carry no printing statement. The first printing shows 1926 on both the title page and the copyright page with no mention of later printings. First-issue cloth is blind-ruled green lettered in gilt, in a first-issue dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Stokes 1926 is the true first edition (trade). The UK Cape edition followed.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and clearly marked. A later Franklin Library leather edition (1977) also exists and is not a first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Early Autumn* by Louis Bromfield a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/early-autumn
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.