# Is "Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren" by Barry Lopez a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren by Barry Lopez (Alfred A. Knopf, 1994) is identified by: First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the Borzoi (Knopf) running-borzoi colophon; dated 1994; ISBN 0-679-43453-4 (9780679434535). True first US edition (Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the Borzoi (Knopf) running-borzoi colophon; dated 1994
- ISBN 0-679-43453-4
- A collection of twelve stories, issued in cloth-backed boards in a first-state dust jacket bearing its printed cover price to the front flap
- Confirm the jacket price is present (jacket should be unclipped for a first-state copy) and the 'First Edition' statement with the Borzoi device intact
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Barry Lopez |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the Borzoi (Knopf) running-borzoi colophon; dated 1994 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the Borzoi (Knopf) running-borzoi colophon; dated 1994; ISBN 0-679-43453-4 (9780679434535). A collection of twelve stories, issued in cloth-backed boards in a first-state dust jacket bearing its printed cover price to the front flap. Confirm the jacket price is present (jacket should be unclipped for a first-state copy) and the 'First Edition' statement with the Borzoi device intact.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1994). Completes the loosely linked Notes trilogy following Desert Notes (1976) and River Notes (1979).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book-club-edition confusion for the true first; verify the Borzoi colophon and 'First Edition' statement rather than relying on the jacket alone.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Field Notes: The Grace Note of the Canyon Wren* by Barry Lopez a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/field-notes-the-grace-note-of-the-canyon-wren
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.