# Is "Collected Poems 1921-1931" by William Carlos Williams a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Collected Poems 1921-1931 by William Carlos Williams (The Objectivist Press, 1934) is identified by: First edition, The Objectivist Press, 1934, in an edition of 500 copies, with a preface by Wallace Stevens. US Objectivist Press; the true first, notable as the inaugural Objectivist Press book and for Stevens's preface.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, The Objectivist Press, 1934, in an edition of 500 copies, with a preface by Wallace Stevens
- Issued by subscription
- Scarce in the dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads The Objectivist Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | William Carlos Williams |
| Publisher | The Objectivist Press |
| Year | 1934 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, The Objectivist Press, 1934, in an edition of 500 copies, with a preface… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, The Objectivist Press, 1934, in an edition of 500 copies, with a preface by Wallace Stevens. Issued by subscription. Scarce in the dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Objectivist Press; the true first, notable as the inaugural Objectivist Press book and for Stevens's preface.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Collected Poems 1921-1931* by William Carlos Williams a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/collected-poems-1921-1931
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.