# Is "Secret of the Andes" by Ann Nolan Clark a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark (The Viking Press, 1952) is identified by: First edition 1952, The Viking Press (New York). US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1952, The Viking Press (New York)
- The first printing states on the copyright page: First Published by The Viking Press in March 1952, with no additional printing listed
- Illustrations by Jean Charlot; cloth binding
- Publisher imprint reads The Viking Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ann Nolan Clark |
| Publisher | The Viking Press |
| Year | 1952 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1952, The Viking Press (New York) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 1952, The Viking Press (New York). The first printing states on the copyright page: First Published by The Viking Press in March 1952, with no additional printing listed. Illustrations by Jean Charlot; cloth binding.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1953.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings carry additional printing statements on the copyright page rather than the single March 1952 first-published line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Secret of the Andes* by Ann Nolan Clark a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/secret-of-the-andes
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.