The points of issue
First edition issued by Coward-McCann, New York, in 1935; short novel (a Missouri foxhound story), tan cloth, 128 pages. A first is identified by the 1935 imprint with no later-printing notice on the copyright page.
Is this the true first?
US first edition (Coward-McCann, 1935). The UK edition was published by Selwyn & Blount, London (1935), not Gollancz 1936.
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings and a photoplay/movie-tie-in reprint exist (the 1936 film starred Lionel Barrymore); confirm no additional-printing statement on the copyright page.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of The Voice of Bugle Ann a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: First edition issued by Coward-McCann, New York, in 1935; short novel (a Missouri foxhound story), tan cloth, 128 pages. A first is identified by the 1935 imprint with no later-printing notice on the copyright page.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. US first edition (Coward-McCann, 1935). The UK edition was published by Selwyn & Blount, London (1935), not Gollancz 1936.
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
Later printings and a photoplay/movie-tie-in reprint exist (the 1936 film starred Lionel Barrymore); confirm no additional-printing statement on the copyright page.
I have a first edition of The Voice of Bugle Ann — what should I do?
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