# Is "The Sun Turns West" by Alice Corbin Henderson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sun Turns West by Alice Corbin Henderson (Writers' Editions, 1933) is identified by: The true first edition of The Sun Turns West by Alice Corbin Henderson is the Writers' Editions (Santa Fe, New Mexico) issue of 1933, from the Santa Fe poet cooperative Henderson helped found. The Writers' Editions Santa Fe 1933 printing is the sole and true first; there is no prior or competing edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first edition of The Sun Turns West by Alice Corbin Henderson is the Writers' Editions (Santa Fe, New Mexico) issue of 1933, from the Santa Fe poet cooperative Henderson helped found
- A cloth-bound volume of 75 pages, issued in dust jacket, limited to 500 numbered copies and signed by the author on the colophon page
- Publisher imprint reads Writers' Editions
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alice Corbin Henderson |
| Publisher | Writers' Editions |
| Year | 1933 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first edition of The Sun Turns West by Alice Corbin Henderson is the Writers' Editions (Santa Fe, New Mexico) issue of 1933, from… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first edition of The Sun Turns West by Alice Corbin Henderson is the Writers' Editions (Santa Fe, New Mexico) issue of 1933, from the Santa Fe poet cooperative Henderson helped found. A cloth-bound volume of 75 pages, issued in dust jacket, limited to 500 numbered copies and signed by the author on the colophon page.

## Is this the true first?
The Writers' Editions Santa Fe 1933 printing is the sole and true first; there is no prior or competing edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sun Turns West* by Alice Corbin Henderson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sun-turns-west
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.