# Is "The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life" by George Washington Cable a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life by George Washington Cable (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1880) is identified by: Cable's second book and first novel, following serialization in Scribner's Monthly.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Cable's second book and first novel, following serialization in Scribner's Monthly
- Collation [x],448,[8] (the final eight pages being publisher's advertisements)
- BAL 2331 records the book bound in brown cloth stamped in gilt on the front and spine, with green-and-white patterned endpapers; three different cloth colors are recorded for the first printing with no bibliographic priority among them
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George Washington Cable |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
| Year | 1880 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Cable's second book and first novel, following serialization in Scribner's Monthly |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Cable's second book and first novel, following serialization in Scribner's Monthly. Collation [x],448,[8] (the final eight pages being publisher's advertisements). BAL 2331 records the book bound in brown cloth stamped in gilt on the front and spine, with green-and-white patterned endpapers; three different cloth colors are recorded for the first printing with no bibliographic priority among them.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life* by George Washington Cable a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-grandissimes-a-story-of-creole-life
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.