# Is "Tales from Silver Lands" by Charles J. Finger a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924) is identified by: First edition, Doubleday, Page & Company (Garden City), 1924. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Doubleday, Page & Company (Garden City), 1924
- Title-page date matches the copyright with no added printing line
- Original black cloth stamped in yellow, with yellow pictorial endpapers
- Nine full-page color woodcuts (yellow, blue, and green) plus numerous smaller black-and-white woodcuts, all by Paul Honoré
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday, Page & Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Charles J. Finger |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page & Company |
| Year | 1924 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition, Doubleday, Page & Company (Garden City), 1924 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, Doubleday, Page & Company (Garden City), 1924. Title-page date matches the copyright with no added printing line. Original black cloth stamped in yellow, with yellow pictorial endpapers. Nine full-page color woodcuts (yellow, blue, and green) plus numerous smaller black-and-white woodcuts, all by Paul Honoré.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Dedicated to Carl Sandburg.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
After the 1927 imprint change to Doubleday, Doran, all printings under that name are later. Check the imprint and any stated 'printing' line on the copyright verso.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tales from Silver Lands* by Charles J. Finger a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tales-from-silver-lands
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.