# Is "Men Without Women" by Ernest Hemingway a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1927) is identified by: First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1927 dates, with the perfect (unbroken) numeral '3' on page 3. True US first; precedes the 1928 UK Jonathan Cape edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1927 dates, with the perfect (unbroken) numeral '3' on page 3
- Bound in black cloth with gilt-lettered paper labels on the front board and spine; top edge stained yellow
- Published October 1927
- 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 | 1927 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1927 dates, with the perfect (unbroken) numeral '3' on… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1927 dates, with the perfect (unbroken) numeral '3' on page 3. Bound in black cloth with gilt-lettered paper labels on the front board and spine; top edge stained yellow. Published October 1927.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; precedes the 1928 UK Jonathan Cape edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club. The 1927 first printing predates Scribner's 'A' system, so there is no 'A' on the copyright page; the diagnostic point is the perfect '3' on page 3 together with the Scribner seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Men Without Women* by Ernest Hemingway a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/men-without-women
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.