# Is "Three Stories & Ten Poems" by Ernest Hemingway a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Three Stories & Ten Poems by Ernest Hemingway (Contact Publishing Co., 1923) is identified by: Hemingway's first book. True first appearance of Hemingway in book form.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hemingway's first book
- Issued in printed wrappers, 300 copies, no dust jacket; some copies retain a plain glassine wrap
- Wrappers are gray, lettered in black, with the title list set on the front cover
- Title-page imprint reads Contact Publishing Co
- Printed in Dijon by Maurice Darantiere
- Publisher imprint reads Contact Publishing Co.
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
| Publisher | Contact Publishing Co. |
| Year | 1923 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hemingway's first book |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Hemingway's first book. Issued in printed wrappers, 300 copies, no dust jacket; some copies retain a plain glassine wrap. Wrappers are gray, lettered in black, with the title list set on the front cover. Title-page imprint reads Contact Publishing Co. Printed in Dijon by Maurice Darantiere.

## Is this the true first?
True first appearance of Hemingway in book form. No US/UK precedence issue; a single Paris printing of 300 copies.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition exists. Beware later facsimiles and reprints; a genuine copy shows the 1923 Paris printing in gray printed wrappers lettered in black.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Three Stories & Ten Poems* by Ernest Hemingway a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/three-stories-ten-poems
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.