# Is "t zero" by Italo Calvino a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of t zero by Italo Calvino (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969) is identified by: US Harcourt, Brace & World first edition, 1969; translated by William Weaver. First English of Ti con zero (Einaudi, 1967).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Harcourt, Brace & World first edition, 1969; translated by William Weaver
- Jacket design by Anita Walker Scott, with printed price to the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace & World
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Italo Calvino |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Harcourt, Brace & World first edition, 1969; translated by William Weaver |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Harcourt, Brace & World first edition, 1969; translated by William Weaver. Jacket design by Anita Walker Scott, with printed price to the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
First English of Ti con zero (Einaudi, 1967). US Harcourt 1969; the UK edition (Jonathan Cape, 1970) carries the title Time and the Hunter.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book-club issue is identified by the absence of a jacket price; the true first carries a printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *t zero* by Italo Calvino a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/t-zero
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.