# Is "Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros signed first" by Sabine Ulibarrí a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros signed first by Sabine Ulibarrí (UNM Press, 1977) is identified by: The true first edition is the 1977 Quinto Sol Publications (Berkeley, California) printing of Mi abuela fumaba puros y otros cuentos de Tierra Amarilla / My Grandma Smoked Cigars and Other Stories of Tierra Amarilla. First published 1977 by Quinto Sol Publications, Inc., Berkeley — a bilingual paperback original, not a hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first edition is the 1977 Quinto Sol Publications (Berkeley, California) printing of Mi abuela fumaba puros y otros cuentos de Tierra Amarilla / My Grandma Smoked Cigars and Other Stories of Tierra Amarilla
- It is a bilingual softcover trade paperback original, with facing pages in Spanish (left) and English (right) throughout, illustrated by Dennis Martínez and carrying an introduction by Rudolfo Anaya (ISBN 0-88412-105-4)
- A copy signed by Ulibarrí adds association interest
- Correct precedence rests on the Quinto Sol imprint and 1977 date on the title and copyright pages
- Publisher imprint reads UNM Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sabine Ulibarrí |
| Publisher | UNM Press |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first edition is the 1977 Quinto Sol Publications (Berkeley, California) printing of Mi abuela fumaba puros y otros cuentos de… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first edition is the 1977 Quinto Sol Publications (Berkeley, California) printing of Mi abuela fumaba puros y otros cuentos de Tierra Amarilla / My Grandma Smoked Cigars and Other Stories of Tierra Amarilla. It is a bilingual softcover trade paperback original, with facing pages in Spanish (left) and English (right) throughout, illustrated by Dennis Martínez and carrying an introduction by Rudolfo Anaya (ISBN 0-88412-105-4). A copy signed by Ulibarrí adds association interest. Correct precedence rests on the Quinto Sol imprint and 1977 date on the title and copyright pages.

## Is this the true first?
First published 1977 by Quinto Sol Publications, Inc., Berkeley — a bilingual paperback original, not a hardcover. A later edition was issued by University of New Mexico Press (1990s); UNM Press is not the original publisher. The base record's stated publisher (UNM Press) is incorrect for the true first and should be corrected to Quinto Sol.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. When a hardcover and a simultaneous paperback exist (standard from the mid-1970s), the hardcover in dust jacket is the collector's first. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mi Abuela Fumaba Puros signed first* by Sabine Ulibarrí a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mi-abuela-fumaba-puros-signed-first
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.