The fastest check: ISBN prefix 0-941270
More ways to confirm a first printing
- Santa Fe, New Mexico imprint/address
- Stated “First edition” or negative-evidence
- Printing-history list on some titles
Decode the printer's key: paste the number line into the number-line decoder, search any title in the First Edition Checker, or run a book through the identifier.
Notable points & cautions
- Small Santa Fe regional press; works by Marta Weigle, Marc Simmons, and Dennis Slifer.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my Ancient City Press book is a first edition?
Check the copyright page. ISBN prefix 0-941270 Santa Fe, New Mexico imprint/address
Does Ancient City Press use a number line?
Santa Fe, New Mexico imprint/address
Is a book-club edition an Ancient City Press first edition?
No. Book-club editions reprint the text but are not the true first edition. Small Santa Fe regional press; works by Marta Weigle, Marc Simmons, and Dennis Slifer.
What era does this cover?
This covers Ancient City Press. Conventions changed over time, so confirm the era of your copy.
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More first-edition identification
- All Southwest & New Mexico Presses →
- The Points of Issue Registry (all 870 publishers)
- Title-by-title: is my specific book a first edition?
- First-Edition Identification hub
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- Clear Light Publishers
- Museum of New Mexico Press
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