# Is "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories" by Sandra Cisneros a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros (Random House, 1991) is identified by: Random House, New York, 1991. US Random House 1991 hardcover is the true first and the collectible issue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House, New York, 1991
- Cisneros's first book with a major trade publisher
- The true first is the hardcover (ISBN 0-394-57654-3) with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1; rust-brown paper boards with a dark cloth spine and metallic spine lettering
- Original unclipped pictorial dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sandra Cisneros |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1991 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Random House, New York, 1991 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Random House, New York, 1991. Cisneros's first book with a major trade publisher. The true first is the hardcover (ISBN 0-394-57654-3) with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and the number line ending in 1; rust-brown paper boards with a dark cloth spine and metallic spine lettering. Original unclipped pictorial dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House 1991 hardcover is the true first and the collectible issue. A trade paperback was also available; the stated-First-Edition hardcover precedes it as the collectible point.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Watch for later printings lacking the number line ending in 1, and for paperback issues; these are not the collectible first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories* by Sandra Cisneros a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/woman-hollering-creek-and-other-stories
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.