# Is "Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West" by Wallace Stegner a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West by Wallace Stegner (Random House, 1992) is identified by: Random House (New York), first edition stated on the copyright page with the number line ending in 1; dated 1992 (published March 1992). True first US edition; a gathering of Stegner's essays on the American West.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House (New York), first edition stated on the copyright page with the number line ending in 1; dated 1992 (published March 1992)
- Half dark red cloth over matching paper-covered boards, orange endpapers, 227 pages, in dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stegner |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Random House (New York), first edition stated on the copyright page with the number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Random House (New York), first edition stated on the copyright page with the number line ending in 1; dated 1992 (published March 1992). Half dark red cloth over matching paper-covered boards, orange endpapers, 227 pages, in dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition; a gathering of Stegner's essays on the American West.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition concern for the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs: Living and Writing in the West* by Wallace Stegner a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/where-the-bluebird-sings-to-the-lemonade-springs-living-and
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