# Is "Faithful and Virtuous Night" by Louise Glück a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014) is identified by: First edition stated with full number line ending in 1; gray paper boards, spine lettered in white, in dust jacket; 71 pp; ISBN 9780374152017 (ISBN-10 0374152012). US FSG true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition stated with full number line ending in 1; gray paper boards, spine lettered in white, in dust jacket
- ISBN 9780374152017 (ISBN-10 0374152012)
- The 9780374535773 ISBN is the later paperback
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Louise Glück |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | First edition stated with full number line ending in 1; gray paper boards, spine lettered in white, in dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition stated with full number line ending in 1; gray paper boards, spine lettered in white, in dust jacket; 71 pp; ISBN 9780374152017 (ISBN-10 0374152012). The 9780374535773 ISBN is the later paperback.

## Is this the true first?
US FSG true first. Won the 2014 National Book Award for Poetry.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The paperback (different ISBN) and any reduced number line indicate not the first hardcover printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Faithful and Virtuous Night* by Louise Glück a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/faithful-and-virtuous-night
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.