# Is "Heart Songs and Other Stories" by Annie Proulx a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988) is identified by: First printing with the Scribner number line and no later-printing statement; collection of nine stories; dust jacket bearing the printed price, unclipped, with jacket photography by Ben Shahn. US Scribner's 1988 first edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing with the Scribner number line and no later-printing statement; collection of nine stories; dust jacket bearing the printed price, unclipped, with jacket photography by Ben Shahn
- Proulx's scarce first book and her most sought-after first edition
- Byline "E. Annie Proulx."
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Annie Proulx |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
| Year | 1988 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing with the Scribner number line and no later-printing statement; collection of nine stories; dust jacket bearing the printed… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing with the Scribner number line and no later-printing statement; collection of nine stories; dust jacket bearing the printed price, unclipped, with jacket photography by Ben Shahn. Proulx's scarce first book and her most sought-after first edition. Byline "E. Annie Proulx."

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner's 1988 first edition is the true first. A 1995 expanded reprint adds two stories and is a "first thus," not the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club edition issue; the 1995 expanded edition (with two added stories) is a distinct, later issue. Verify the 1988 date and the nine-story count.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Heart Songs and Other Stories* by Annie Proulx a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/heart-songs-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.