1944 - Esther Forbes Johnny Tremain (Houghton)The
first edition must print the year of publication on the
title-page, as well as on the copyright page.
1928 - Dhan Mukerji Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon
(Dutton) There is a 1,000 limited edtion (first) signed
by both author and illustrator. There are quite a few
copies available on the internet. $50 to $200 for vg to f
condition. I'm not clear on whether there was another
first edition printing that was not part of the special
1,000 copy limited edition.