# Is "Second Growth" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Second Growth by Wallace Stegner (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947) is identified by: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1947. True first US novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1947
- First edition, first printing identified by the 1947 title-page date with no statement of a later printing on the copyright page
- Pale green cloth stamped in blue
- Publisher imprint reads Houghton Mifflin Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
| Year | 1947 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1947 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge), 1947. First edition, first printing identified by the 1947 title-page date with no statement of a later printing on the copyright page. Pale green cloth stamped in blue.

## Is this the true first?
True first US novel.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Second Growth* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/second-growth
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.