Tell My Horse First Edition

Zora Neale Hurston · J. B. Lippincott, 1938 · First edition, first printing

For a first edition, first printing of Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston (J. B. Lippincott, 1938), the first point to check: Copyright page: “Copyright, 1938, by Zora Neale Hurston / Made in the United States of America”.

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How do I know if my copy of Tell My Horse is a first edition, first printing?

✓ Copyright page: “Copyright, 1938, by Zora Neale Hurston / Made in the United States of America” ✓ Dust jacket: pictorial jacket, front panel lettered “Voodoo · Life in Haiti · Jamaica” ✓ Binding: red and blue horizontally striped cloth, “Lippincott” at the foot of the spine ✓ Illustrations: photographic plates from the author’s fieldwork The identification points above show each one.

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$32,586 signed, depending on condition and whether it is signed (values as of November 2026). Values come from recorded sales of this exact printing, not asking prices.

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