# Is "The Glimpses of the Moon" by Edith Wharton a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton (D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1922) is identified by: First issue: publisher's code '(1)' at the foot of the last page of text as called for, with no additional printings noted on the copyright page; octavo, 364 pages plus four pages of ads; blue cloth with gilt-stamped border on front and gilt lettering on front and spine. True US first; the US Appleton edition precedes the UK Appleton (London) edition of 1922.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First issue: publisher's code '
- ' at the foot of the last page of text as called for, with no additional printings noted on the copyright page; octavo, 364 pages plus four pages of ads; blue cloth with gilt-stamped border on front and gilt lettering on front and spine
- First-issue color pictorial dust jacket with Appleton ads on the verso
- Publisher imprint reads D. Appleton and Company, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Edith Wharton |
| Publisher | D. Appleton and Company, New York |
| Year | 1922 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First issue: publisher's code ' |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First issue: publisher's code '(1)' at the foot of the last page of text as called for, with no additional printings noted on the copyright page; octavo, 364 pages plus four pages of ads; blue cloth with gilt-stamped border on front and gilt lettering on front and spine. First-issue color pictorial dust jacket with Appleton ads on the verso.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; the US Appleton edition precedes the UK Appleton (London) edition of 1922.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. Later printings carry higher Appleton number codes on the last page of text.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Glimpses of the Moon* by Edith Wharton a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-glimpses-of-the-moon
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.