# Is "Wildfire" by Zane Grey a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Wildfire by Zane Grey (Harper & Brothers, 1917) is identified by: True Harper first printing carries a copyright-page code whose second letter is R (= 1917); the first letter is the printing month. True first US edition (Harper & Brothers).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True Harper first printing carries a copyright-page code whose second letter is R (= 1917); the first letter is the printing month
- Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket
- Verify the specific month letter against a bibliography such as McBride's Points of Issue before relying on it
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Zane Grey |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1917 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True Harper first printing carries a copyright-page code whose second letter is R (=… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True Harper first printing carries a copyright-page code whose second letter is R (= 1917); the first letter is the printing month. Cloth binding with pictorial onlay; color frontispiece with tissue guard; issued in dust jacket. Verify the specific month letter against a bibliography such as McBride's Points of Issue before relying on it.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition (Harper & Brothers).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Grosset & Dunlap reprints are common and lack the Harper imprint and code. Confirm the Harper imprint and that the year letter is R (1917).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Wildfire* by Zane Grey a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/wildfire
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.