# Is "The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1941) is identified by: First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner's seal on the copyright page. True US first, preceding the UK Grey Walls Press edition of 1949.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner's seal on the copyright page
- Posthumous, edited with an introduction by Edmund Wilson, and issued together with 'The Great Gatsby' and selected stories
- Bound in blue cloth stamped in gilt on the front board and spine, with a red top-stain
- 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 | 1941 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner's seal on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner's seal on the copyright page. Posthumous, edited with an introduction by Edmund Wilson, and issued together with 'The Great Gatsby' and selected stories. Bound in blue cloth stamped in gilt on the front board and spine, with a red top-stain.

## Is this the true first?
True US first, preceding the UK Grey Walls Press edition of 1949.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition for the first printing; reprints lack the 'A.'

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Tycoon* by F. Scott Fitzgerald a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-tycoon
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.