# Is "Flowering Judas and Other Stories" by Katherine Anne Porter a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Flowering Judas and Other Stories by Katherine Anne Porter (Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1930) is identified by: The true first is the 1930 Harcourt, Brace issue, a signed limited edition of 600 numbered copies, containing six stories ('Maria Concepcion,' 'Magic,' 'Rope,' 'He,' 'The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,' and the title story). The 1930 Harcourt limited (600 numbered copies, all signed) is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the 1930 Harcourt, Brace issue, a signed limited edition of 600 numbered copies, containing six stories ('Maria Concepcion,' 'Magic,' 'Rope,' 'He,' 'The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,' and the title story)
- Gray paper-covered boards with brown cloth backstrip, gilt spine titling
- Identify it by the limitation leaf stating one of 600 copies, signed by Porter
- Porter's first book
- Note the 1930 title was simply 'Flowering Judas'; 'and Other Stories' belongs to the enlarged edition
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Katherine Anne Porter |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & Company |
| Year | 1930 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the 1930 Harcourt, Brace issue, a signed limited edition of 600 numbered copies, containing six stories ('Maria… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first is the 1930 Harcourt, Brace issue, a signed limited edition of 600 numbered copies, containing six stories ('Maria Concepcion,' 'Magic,' 'Rope,' 'He,' 'The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,' and the title story). Gray paper-covered boards with brown cloth backstrip, gilt spine titling. Identify it by the limitation leaf stating one of 600 copies, signed by Porter. Porter's first book. Note the 1930 title was simply 'Flowering Judas'; 'and Other Stories' belongs to the enlarged edition.

## Is this the true first?
The 1930 Harcourt limited (600 numbered copies, all signed) is the true first edition. The 1935 Harcourt enlarged edition adds four stories ('Theft,' 'That Tree,' 'The Cracked Looking-Glass,' 'Hacienda') for a ten-story collection titled 'Flowering Judas and Other Stories' and is first-thus, not the true first. A later Modern Library issue (1940) is a separate reprint.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The 1930 issue is a signed numbered limited with no book-club state. Do not confuse the more common 1935 enlarged Harcourt trade edition, or the still later Modern Library reprint, with the scarce 1930 limited first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Flowering Judas and Other Stories* by Katherine Anne Porter a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/flowering-judas-and-other-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 2026-07-04.