# Is "Ararat" by Louise Glück a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Ararat by Louise Glück (The Ecco Press, 1990) is identified by: First printing, 68 pp, quarter-cloth and paper over boards (gray and black, stamped in green) in printed dust jacket. US Ecco true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, 68 pp, quarter-cloth and paper over boards (gray and black, stamped in green) in printed dust jacket
- Identify the first printing by the full number line on the copyright page; a reduced line indicates a later printing
- ISBN 0880012471
- Publisher imprint reads The Ecco Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louise Glück |
| Publisher | The Ecco Press |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | First printing, 68 pp, quarter-cloth and paper over boards (gray and black, stamped in green) in printed dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing, 68 pp, quarter-cloth and paper over boards (gray and black, stamped in green) in printed dust jacket. Identify the first printing by the full number line on the copyright page; a reduced line indicates a later printing. ISBN 0880012471.

## Is this the true first?
US Ecco true first. Dealer copies of confirmed firsts describe the quarter-cloth/boards binding in the original printed jacket. Won the inaugural Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A reduced number line indicates a later printing; no book-club issue of note.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Ararat* by Louise Glück a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/ararat
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.