# Is "Under the Tonto Rim" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Under the Tonto Rim by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1926) is identified by: First printing carries the Harper code F-A on the copyright-page verso (F = June, A = 1926 in the recycled year-letter cycle Harper restarted after Z=1925), with the First Edition statement. True first is the Harper US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing carries the Harper code F-A on the copyright-page verso (F = June, A = 1926 in the recycled year-letter cycle Harper restarted after Z=1925), with the First Edition statement
- Frontispiece and dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing carries the Harper code F-A on the copyright-page verso (F = June, A =… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing carries the Harper code F-A on the copyright-page verso (F = June, A = 1926 in the recycled year-letter cycle Harper restarted after Z=1925), with the First Edition statement. Frontispiece and dust jacket.

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

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprinted from Harper plates and can carry the First Edition line; identify the true first by the F-A code and Harper imprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Under the Tonto Rim* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/under-the-tonto-rim
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.