# Is "Of Time and the River" by Thomas Wolfe a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1935) is identified by: First printing has the 'A' together with the Scribner seal on the copyright page. True US first; precedes the UK Heinemann edition of 1935.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has the 'A' together with the Scribner seal on the copyright page
- Bound in black cloth lettered in gilt with green rules on the front board and spine
- First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price and the Ossip Garber (Garber/Garbo studio) photograph of Wolfe on the rear panel
- A signed limited issue of this title also exists
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Thomas Wolfe |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has the 'A' together with the Scribner seal on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing has the 'A' together with the Scribner seal on the copyright page. Bound in black cloth lettered in gilt with green rules on the front board and spine. First-issue dust jacket carries the printed price and the Ossip Garber (Garber/Garbo studio) photograph of Wolfe on the rear panel. A signed limited issue of this title also exists.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; precedes the UK Heinemann edition of 1935.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club for the true first; later printings drop the 'A.'

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Of Time and the River* by Thomas Wolfe a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/of-time-and-the-river
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.