# Is "Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren" by Barry Lopez a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren by Barry Lopez (Alfred A. Knopf, 1994) is identified by: First printing states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon on the copyright page; dated 1994; issued in dust jacket. True first US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon on the copyright page; dated 1994; issued in dust jacket
- Twelve stories
- ISBN 0-679-43453-4
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Barry Lopez |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon on the copyright page; dated 1994; issued in dust jacket. Twelve stories; ISBN 0-679-43453-4.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition. Completes the loosely linked Notes trilogy following Desert Notes (1976) and River Notes (1979).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club-edition confusion for the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren* by Barry Lopez a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/field-notes-the-grace-note-of-the-canyon-wren
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.