# Is "The Voice of Bugle Ann" by MacKinlay Kantor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Voice of Bugle Ann by MacKinlay Kantor (Coward-McCann, 1935) is identified by: First edition issued by Coward-McCann, New York, in 1935; short novel (a Missouri foxhound story), tan cloth, 128 pages. US first edition (Coward-McCann, 1935).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- 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
- Publisher imprint reads Coward-McCann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | MacKinlay Kantor |
| Publisher | Coward-McCann |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition issued by Coward-McCann, New York, in 1935; short novel (a Missouri foxhound story), tan cloth, 128 pages |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## 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.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Voice of Bugle Ann* by MacKinlay Kantor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-voice-of-bugle-ann
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.