# Is "Tales of the Jazz Age" by F. Scott Fitzgerald a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1922) is identified by: First printing has 'Published September, 1922' on the copyright page with the Scribner's seal. True US first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has 'Published September, 1922' on the copyright page with the Scribner's seal
- Bound in dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover
- First-issue dust jacket carries the John Held Jr. illustration
- Scarce in the original jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
| Year | 1922 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has 'Published September, 1922' on the copyright page with the Scribner's seal |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing has 'Published September, 1922' on the copyright page with the Scribner's seal. Bound in dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover. First-issue dust jacket carries the John Held Jr. illustration. Scarce in the original jacket.

## Is this the true first?
True US first. The Collins (London) edition of 1923 is a later first thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. Later printings carry later dates on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tales of the Jazz Age* by F. Scott Fitzgerald a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tales-of-the-jazz-age
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.