# Is "Fire and Ice" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Fire and Ice by Wallace Stegner (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941) is identified by: New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. True first US.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941
- First edition, first printing: title page dated 1941 with no statement of a later printing on the copyright page
- Blue cloth, spine lettered in white
- A small first printing; the jacket is often lacking
- Publisher imprint reads Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | Duell, Sloan and Pearce |
| Year | 1941 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. First edition, first printing: title page dated 1941 with no statement of a later printing on the copyright page. Blue cloth, spine lettered in white. A small first printing; the jacket is often lacking.

## Is this the true first?
True first US. Stegner's short second novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No major book-club edition concern.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Fire and Ice* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/fire-and-ice
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.