# Is "The Shepherd of Guadaloupe" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Shepherd of Guadaloupe by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1930) is identified by: First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page
- Harper's two-letter date cipher carries the year in the second letter: E = 1930 (copies recorded as C-E)
- First letter is a month code and varies
- Blue cloth with gilt titling, pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1930 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page. Harper's two-letter date cipher carries the year in the second letter: E = 1930 (copies recorded as C-E). First letter is a month code and varies. Blue cloth with gilt titling, pictorial endpapers, in dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the Harper & Brothers US edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common; confirm the stated "First Edition" line and the year letter E in the copyright cipher.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Shepherd of Guadaloupe* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-shepherd-of-guadaloupe
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.