# Is "Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze" by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (The John C. Winston Company, 1932) is identified by: First edition 1932, John C. US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1932, John C. Winston Company (Philadelphia)
- Copyright page dated 1932 with no added later-printing line
- Thick octavo in black pictorial cloth stamped in gilt (title and illustration on front board and spine); illustrated by Kurt Wiese with black-and-white art plus color plates (frontispiece and additional plates) and toned/illustrated endpapers
- Publisher imprint reads The John C. Winston Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Elizabeth Foreman Lewis |
| Publisher | The John C. Winston Company |
| Year | 1932 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1932, John C. Winston Company (Philadelphia) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 1932, John C. Winston Company (Philadelphia). Copyright page dated 1932 with no added later-printing line. Thick octavo in black pictorial cloth stamped in gilt (title and illustration on front board and spine); illustrated by Kurt Wiese with black-and-white art plus color plates (frontispiece and additional plates) and toned/illustrated endpapers.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Newbery Medal 1933.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Winston printings and revised/updated editions are not firsts; check the copyright page for any added printing statement. Note that a Newbery Medal announcement leaf is frequently tipped in at the front; this leaf was added after the award and its presence does not by itself indicate a later printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze* by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/young-fu-of-the-upper-yangtze
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.