# Is "Taps at Reveille" by F. Scott Fitzgerald a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Taps at Reveille by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1935) is identified by: First printing has the Scribner's 'A' and seal on the copyright page. True US first; Fitzgerald's last collection published in his lifetime.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has the Scribner's 'A' and seal on the copyright page
- The first state has the original uncancelled leaves at pages 349-352 in the story 'One Interne,' reading 'catch it' on page 351
- The second state replaces these as a cancel leaf carrying three revisions
- Bound in green cloth
- 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 | 1935 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has the Scribner's 'A' and seal on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing has the Scribner's 'A' and seal on the copyright page. The first state has the original uncancelled leaves at pages 349-352 in the story 'One Interne,' reading 'catch it' on page 351. The second state replaces these as a cancel leaf carrying three revisions. Bound in green cloth.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; Fitzgerald's last collection published in his lifetime.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. The 'A' is dropped on later printings.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Taps at Reveille* by F. Scott Fitzgerald a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/taps-at-reveille
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.