# Is "Collected Poems 1909-1935" by T.S. Eliot a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Collected Poems 1909-1935 by T.S. Eliot (Faber & Faber, 1936) is identified by: First book appearance of 'Burnt Norton,' printed at the end of the volume. UK Faber precedes the US Harcourt, Brace edition (also 1936).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First book appearance of 'Burnt Norton,' printed at the end of the volume
- First Faber edition in cloth with dust jacket, first impression 1936
- Gallup A33
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | T.S. Eliot |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1936 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First book appearance of 'Burnt Norton,' printed at the end of the volume |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First book appearance of 'Burnt Norton,' printed at the end of the volume. First Faber edition in cloth with dust jacket, first impression 1936. Gallup A33.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber precedes the US Harcourt, Brace edition (also 1936). First book appearance of 'Burnt Norton' (later the opening quartet of Four Quartets).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Collected Poems 1909-1935* by T.S. Eliot a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/collected-poems-1909-1935
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.