# Is "Green Hills of Africa" by Ernest Hemingway a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1935) is identified by: First printing has the Scribner seal with the letter A on the copyright page. True US first edition; precedes the 1936 UK Cape edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has the Scribner seal with the letter A on the copyright page
- Bound in green cloth with a black spine panel, lettered and stamped in gilt
- Issued in a pictorial dust jacket bearing the printed price
- Published October 25, 1935, after serialization in Scribner's Magazine
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has the Scribner seal with the letter A on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing has the Scribner seal with the letter A on the copyright page. Bound in green cloth with a black spine panel, lettered and stamped in gilt. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket bearing the printed price. Published October 25, 1935, after serialization in Scribner's Magazine.

## Is this the true first?
True US first edition; precedes the 1936 UK Cape edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of note; later printings lack the A and seal on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Green Hills of Africa* by Ernest Hemingway a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/green-hills-of-africa
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.