# Is "The Trumpeter of Krakow" by Eric P. Kelly a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly (The Macmillan Company, 1928) is identified by: First edition 1928, Macmillan (New York). US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1928, Macmillan (New York)
- The first printing carries the stated line 'Published, September, 1928' on the copyright page and lists no later printings
- Author's first book; illustrations by Angela Pruszynska; textured blue cloth
- Per the Macmillan convention, the absence of any 'Reprinted...' lines on the verso is the key first-printing point
- Publisher imprint reads The Macmillan Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Eric P. Kelly |
| Publisher | The Macmillan Company |
| Year | 1928 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1928, Macmillan (New York) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 1928, Macmillan (New York). The first printing carries the stated line 'Published, September, 1928' on the copyright page and lists no later printings. Author's first book; illustrations by Angela Pruszynska; textured blue cloth. Per the Macmillan convention, the absence of any 'Reprinted...' lines on the verso is the key first-printing point.

## Is this the true first?
US true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Macmillan printings add reprint-history lines (e.g. 'Reprinted...') below the 'Published, September, 1928' statement; presence of any reprint notice means it is not the first printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Trumpeter of Krakow* by Eric P. Kelly a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-trumpeter-of-krakow
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.