# Is "White Snow, Bright Snow" by Alvin Tresselt (text); Roger Duvoisin (illustrations) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt (text); Roger Duvoisin (illustrations) (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1947) is identified by: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company imprint, New York, copyright 1947, with no later-printing notation, bound in pictorial boards. The US true first is the 1947 Lothrop, Lee & Shepard issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company imprint, New York, copyright 1947, with no later-printing notation, bound in pictorial boards
- The first-issue dust jacket is unclipped, carries no Caldecott seal (the medal was awarded in 1948), and shows a rear-flap advertisement for the companion title 'Rain Drop Splash.'
- Publisher imprint reads Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alvin Tresselt (text); Roger Duvoisin (illustrations) |
| Publisher | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard |
| Year | 1947 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company imprint, New York, copyright 1947, with no later-printing notation, bound in pictorial boards |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company imprint, New York, copyright 1947, with no later-printing notation, bound in pictorial boards. The first-issue dust jacket is unclipped, carries no Caldecott seal (the medal was awarded in 1948), and shows a rear-flap advertisement for the companion title 'Rain Drop Splash.'

## Is this the true first?
The US true first is the 1947 Lothrop, Lee & Shepard issue.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings add the Caldecott seal to the jacket front and may note additional impressions. The seal-free, unclipped first-issue jacket is the key identifier.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *White Snow, Bright Snow* by Alvin Tresselt (text); Roger Duvoisin (illustrations) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/white-snow-bright-snow
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.