# Is "The Vanishing American" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Vanishing American by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1925) is identified by: First printing carries the Harper code I-Z on the copyright-page verso (I = September, Z = 1925), with the First Edition statement. True first is the Harper US edition; notable for its Native American subject.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the Harper code I-Z on the copyright-page verso (I = September, Z = 1925), with the First Edition statement
- Frontispiece and dust jacket
- Notable for its sympathetic Navajo subject; the book's ending was altered from the magazine serialization
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1925 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the Harper code I-Z on the copyright-page verso (I = September, Z… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the Harper code I-Z on the copyright-page verso (I = September, Z = 1925), with the First Edition statement. Frontispiece and dust jacket. Notable for its sympathetic Navajo subject; the book's ending was altered from the magazine serialization.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the Harper US edition; notable for its Native American subject.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and may show the First Edition line; confirm the true first by the I-Z code and Harper imprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Vanishing American* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-vanishing-american
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.