# Is "t zero" by Italo Calvino a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of t zero by Italo Calvino (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969) is identified by: First American edition, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1969, 152 pages; translated from the Italian by William Weaver. First English translation of Ti con zero (Einaudi, 1967).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First American edition, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1969, 152 pages; translated from the Italian by William Weaver
- Dust jacket designed by Anita Walker Scott, with the printed price present to the front flap on a first-issue jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt, Brace & World
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Italo Calvino |
| Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First American edition, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1969, 152 pages; translated from the Italian by William Weaver |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First American edition, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1969, 152 pages; translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Dust jacket designed by Anita Walker Scott, with the printed price present to the front flap on a first-issue jacket.

## Is this the true first?
First English translation of Ti con zero (Einaudi, 1967). The US Harcourt edition of 1969 precedes the UK edition (Jonathan Cape, 1970), which appeared under the title Time and the Hunter.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book-club issue is identified by the absence of a printed jacket price and typically a blind-stamped dot or depression to the rear board; the true first carries a printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *t zero* by Italo Calvino a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/t-zero
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.