# Is "The Call of the Canyon" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1924) is identified by: Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code K-X on the copyright page (first letter = month, K = October; second letter = year of printing, X = 1923, printed late 1923 for 1924 publication). True first edition, first printing (world first).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code K-X on the copyright page (first letter = month, K = October; second letter = year of printing, X = 1923, printed late 1923 for 1924 publication)
- Orange cloth with black lettering; frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1924 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code K-X on the copyright page (first letter… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code K-X on the copyright page (first letter = month, K = October; second letter = year of printing, X = 1923, printed late 1923 for 1924 publication). Orange cloth with black lettering; frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
True first edition, first printing (world first).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper code; the true first must show the K-X code.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Call of the Canyon* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-call-of-the-canyon
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.