# Is "The Wind's Twelve Quarters" by Ursula K. Le Guin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper & Row, 1975) is identified by: Harper & Row first edition with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page accompanied by a complete descending number line including the numeral 1 (Harper & Row's mid-1970s practice placed the number line on the copyright page). US Harper & Row first edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Harper & Row first edition with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page accompanied by a complete descending number line including the numeral 1 (Harper & Row's mid-1970s practice placed the number line on the copyright page)
- Priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Row
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Harper & Row first edition with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page accompanied by a complete descending number line including the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Harper & Row first edition with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page accompanied by a complete descending number line including the numeral 1 (Harper & Row's mid-1970s practice placed the number line on the copyright page). Priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Harper & Row first edition is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club edition is distinguished by a blind stamp on the rear board and a jacket lacking a printed price; the book-club copyright page typically lacks the complete first-printing number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Wind's Twelve Quarters* by Ursula K. Le Guin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-winds-twelve-quarters
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.