# Is "Giant Night" by Anne Waldman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Giant Night by Anne Waldman (Angel Hair Books, 1968) is identified by: The true first is the 1968 Angel Hair edition: a slim mimeographed pamphlet in wrappers, limited to about 100 copies, with a cover by George Schneeman. Precedence: the 1968 Angel Hair mimeographed pamphlet precedes the 1970 Corinth trade edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the 1968 Angel Hair edition: a slim mimeographed pamphlet in wrappers, limited to about 100 copies, with a cover by George Schneeman
- The 1970 Corinth issue is a later, larger trade edition of roughly 3,000 copies (about 2,000 in wrappers, 1,000 in cloth) and is not the first
- Being a small mimeo production, the 1968 pamphlet carries no printing statement or number line
- Publisher imprint reads Angel Hair Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Waldman |
| Publisher | Angel Hair Books |
| Year | 1968 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the 1968 Angel Hair edition: a slim mimeographed pamphlet in wrappers… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first is the 1968 Angel Hair edition: a slim mimeographed pamphlet in wrappers, limited to about 100 copies, with a cover by George Schneeman. The 1970 Corinth issue is a later, larger trade edition of roughly 3,000 copies (about 2,000 in wrappers, 1,000 in cloth) and is not the first. Being a small mimeo production, the 1968 pamphlet carries no printing statement or number line.

## Is this the true first?
Precedence: the 1968 Angel Hair mimeographed pamphlet precedes the 1970 Corinth trade edition. Do not treat the Corinth issue as the first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Giant Night* by Anne Waldman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/giant-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 2026-07-03.