# Is "Earth House Hold" by Gary Snyder a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Earth House Hold by Gary Snyder (New Directions, 1969) is identified by: New Directions first edition, New York 1969, subtitle Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries; collected prose, essays, and journals. True first US edition (Snyder's first prose collection), New Directions 1969.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- New Directions first edition, New York 1969, subtitle Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries; collected prose, essays, and journals
- Issued clothbound (yellow cloth lettered in black on the spine) in a black-printed dust jacket
- Also published as a New Directions Paperbook; the clothbound is the collected first
- Publisher imprint reads New Directions
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gary Snyder |
| Publisher | New Directions |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | New Directions first edition, New York 1969, subtitle Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
New Directions first edition, New York 1969, subtitle Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries; collected prose, essays, and journals. Issued clothbound (yellow cloth lettered in black on the spine) in a black-printed dust jacket. Also published as a New Directions Paperbook; the clothbound is the collected first.

## Is this the true first?
True first US edition (Snyder's first prose collection), New Directions 1969.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition; the clothbound issue is the collected first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Earth House Hold* by Gary Snyder a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/earth-house-hold
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.