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First-Edition Identification · Robert Creeley

Is My For Love: Poems 1950–1960 a First Edition?

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962

The points of issue

Scribner's first edition, 1962, with the Scribner 'A' on the copyright page marking the first printing; cloth in priced dust jacket. Creeley's breakthrough Black Mountain collection and a National Book Award finalist.

Decode the printer’s key: paste the number line into the decoder · Charles Scribner's Sons first-edition guide.

Is this the true first?

US true first; the Scribner 'A' is the first-printing point. Signed copies are desirable.

Telling it from reprints & book-club editions

No book-club edition. Later printings lack the Scribner 'A'.

Frequently asked questions

Is my copy of For Love: Poems 1950–1960 a first edition?

Look for these first-edition points: Scribner's first edition, 1962, with the Scribner 'A' on the copyright page marking the first printing; cloth in priced dust jacket. Creeley's breakthrough Black Mountain collection and a National Book Award finalist.

How do I tell the first printing from a later one?

Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. US true first; the Scribner 'A' is the first-printing point. Signed copies are desirable.

Is the book-club edition the same as the first?

No book-club edition. Later printings lack the Scribner 'A'.

I have a first edition of For Love: Poems 1950–1960 — what should I do?

If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.

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