# Is "The Man of the Forest" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1920) is identified by: Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code A-U on the copyright page (first letter = month, A = January; second letter = year, U = 1920). True first edition, first printing (world first).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code A-U on the copyright page (first letter = month, A = January; second letter = year, U = 1920)
- Frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket
- Later 1920 printings show other month letters against the year (e.g
- G-U for July 1920)
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1920 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code A-U on the copyright page (first letter… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Harper & Brothers first printing carries the code A-U on the copyright page (first letter = month, A = January; second letter = year, U = 1920). Frontispiece; issued in a dust jacket. Later 1920 printings show other month letters against the year (e.g. G-U for July 1920).

## 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 A-U code.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Man of the Forest* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-man-of-the-forest
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.