# Is "Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1926) is identified by: Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code G-A (G = July month of printing, A = 1926 year) on the copyright page, with copyright date 1926. True first US edition (angling); issued by Harper in New York and London, the New York issue regarded as the first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code G-A (G = July month of printing, A = 1926 year) on the copyright page, with copyright date 1926
- Large quarto in dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered on spine and upper cover; over 100 illustrations from the author's photographs and drawings by Frank E. Phares
- Issued in a dust jacket
- Among the most collected Grey fishing books
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code G-A (G = July month… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Harper & Brothers first edition, first printing: Harper letter code G-A (G = July month of printing, A = 1926 year) on the copyright page, with copyright date 1926. Large quarto in dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered on spine and upper cover; over 100 illustrations from the author's photographs and drawings by Frank E. Phares. Issued in a dust jacket. Among the most collected Grey fishing books.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition (angling); issued by Harper in New York and London, the New York issue regarded as the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The record's code 'A-A' has the correct year letter (A = 1926 in the post-1937 recycled cycle) but an invented month letter. The verified first-printing code is G-A (July 1926).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tales-of-the-anglers-eldorado-new-zealand
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.