# Is "Winner Take Nothing" by Ernest Hemingway a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Winner Take Nothing by Ernest Hemingway (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1933) is identified by: First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner seal on the copyright page. True US first; precedes the 1934 UK Jonathan Cape edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner seal on the copyright page
- Bound in black cloth boards with gold-printed paper labels on the front board and spine; top edge stained red
- Published October 1933 with a first-issue dust jacket carrying the printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ernest Hemingway |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
| Year | 1933 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner seal on the copyright page |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing has the 'A' and the Scribner seal on the copyright page. Bound in black cloth boards with gold-printed paper labels on the front board and spine; top edge stained red. Published October 1933 with a first-issue dust jacket carrying the printed price.

## Is this the true first?
True US first; precedes the 1934 UK Jonathan Cape edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club; later printings drop the 'A' from the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Winner Take Nothing* by Ernest Hemingway a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/winner-take-nothing
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.