# Is "North with the Spring" by Edwin Way Teale a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of North with the Spring by Edwin Way Teale (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1951) is identified by: First printing: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1951; subtitle 'A Naturalist's Record of a 17,000-Mile Journey with the North American Spring'; the first volume of the 'American Seasons' quartet. True first US (Dodd, Mead, 1951).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1951; subtitle 'A Naturalist's Record of a 17,000-Mile Journey with the North American Spring'; the first volume of the 'American Seasons' quartet
- Confirm Dodd, Mead's first-printing convention on the copyright page and a price-bearing trade dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Dodd, Mead & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Edwin Way Teale |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead & Company |
| Year | 1951 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1951; subtitle 'A Naturalist's Record of a 17,000-Mile Journey with the North American Spring'; the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1951; subtitle 'A Naturalist's Record of a 17,000-Mile Journey with the North American Spring'; the first volume of the 'American Seasons' quartet. Confirm Dodd, Mead's first-printing convention on the copyright page and a price-bearing trade dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
True first US (Dodd, Mead, 1951). The quartet concluded with 'Wandering Through Winter' (1965), which won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. No earlier edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club issues of Teale's nature titles exist, typically with a blind-stamp on the rear board and an unpriced jacket; confirm the Dodd, Mead trade first printing and a price on the jacket flap.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *North with the Spring* by Edwin Way Teale a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/north-with-the-spring
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.