# Is "The Torrents of Spring" by Ernest Hemingway a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Torrents of Spring by Ernest Hemingway (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1926) is identified by: First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1926 dates on title and copyright pages, with no later printings indicated. True US first; precedes the 1933 UK Jonathan Cape edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1926 dates on title and copyright pages, with no later printings indicated
- Bound in dark green cloth lettered in red, with a paper spine label
- Published May 1926; first printing of about 1,250 copies
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1926 dates on title and copyright pages, with no later… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing identified by the Scribner seal on the copyright page and matching 1926 dates on title and copyright pages, with no later printings indicated. Bound in dark green cloth lettered in red, with a paper spine label. Published May 1926; first printing of about 1,250 copies.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; precedes the 1933 UK Jonathan Cape edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club of note. The first printing predates Scribner's 'A' system, so it has no 'A' on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Torrents of Spring* by Ernest Hemingway a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-torrents-of-spring
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.