# Is "Mormon Country" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mormon Country by Wallace Stegner (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942) is identified by: New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. True first US; Stegner's first nonfiction book.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942
- First edition, first printing: title page dated 1942, no statement of a later printing
- Part of the American Folkways series (edited by Erskine Caldwell)
- Map printed on the endpapers
- Publisher imprint reads Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | Duell, Sloan and Pearce |
| Year | 1942 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. First edition, first printing: title page dated 1942, no statement of a later printing. Part of the American Folkways series (edited by Erskine Caldwell). Map printed on the endpapers.

## Is this the true first?
True first US; Stegner's first nonfiction book.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No major book-club edition concern.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mormon Country* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mormon-country
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.