# Is "The Night Country" by Loren Eiseley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Night Country by Loren Eiseley (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971) is identified by: Quarter-cloth over boards, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. US Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, 1971) is the true first edition, full title The Night Country: Reflections of a Bone-Hunting Man.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Quarter-cloth over boards, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher
- Copyright page carries the Scribner letter A (or A with colophon) marking the first printing; first-state jacket is priced on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Loren Eiseley |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
| Year | 1971 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Quarter-cloth over boards, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Quarter-cloth over boards, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher. Copyright page carries the Scribner letter A (or A with colophon) marking the first printing; first-state jacket is priced on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, 1971) is the true first edition, full title The Night Country: Reflections of a Bone-Hunting Man.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Reprints and later printings lack the Scribner A first-printing indicia.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Night Country* by Loren Eiseley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-night-country
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.