# Is "The Last Trail" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Trail by Zane Grey (A.L. Burt, 1909) is identified by: Burt Company first edition, dated 1909; decorated cloth, with four half-tone illustrations by J. True first US edition, published solely by A.L.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- A.L. Burt Company first edition, dated 1909; decorated cloth, with four half-tone illustrations by J. Watson Davis
- Concluding volume of the Ohio River (Betty Zane) trilogy
- Publisher imprint reads A.L. Burt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | A.L. Burt |
| Year | 1909 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | A.L. Burt Company first edition, dated 1909; decorated cloth, with four half-tone… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
A.L. Burt Company first edition, dated 1909; decorated cloth, with four half-tone illustrations by J. Watson Davis. Concluding volume of the Ohio River (Betty Zane) trilogy.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition, published solely by A.L. Burt Company in 1909. This was Grey's last book issued by Burt; beginning in 1910 his first editions moved to Harper.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later reprint states exist (including Grosset & Dunlap issues); verify the earliest A.L. Burt state.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Trail* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-trail
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.