# Is "Stairs of Sand" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Stairs of Sand by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1943) is identified by: Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'C-S' (C = March printing month, S = 1943 year). True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'C-S' (C = March printing month, S = 1943 year)
- In dust jacket
- Posthumously published; a wartime-economy production
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1943 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page with the Harper code letters 'C-S' (C = March printing month, S = 1943 year). In dust jacket. Posthumously published; a wartime-economy production.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the US Harper & Brothers edition; posthumous.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later reprints exist and lack the stated 'First Edition' line and the 'C-S' code; verify both.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Stairs of Sand* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/stairs-of-sand
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.