# Is "Heaven and Other Poems" by Jack Kerouac a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Heaven and Other Poems by Jack Kerouac (Grey Fox Press, 1977) is identified by: First edition, published posthumously in printed wrappers by Grey Fox Press, Bolinas, California, 1977; 70 pages, edited by Donald Allen. The true first is the 1977 Grey Fox Press wrappered original.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, published posthumously in printed wrappers by Grey Fox Press, Bolinas, California, 1977
- 70 pages, edited by Donald Allen
- No statement of later printing
- Publisher imprint reads Grey Fox Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
| Publisher | Grey Fox Press |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, published posthumously in printed wrappers by Grey Fox Press, Bolinas… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, published posthumously in printed wrappers by Grey Fox Press, Bolinas, California, 1977; 70 pages, edited by Donald Allen. No statement of later printing.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the 1977 Grey Fox Press wrappered original.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Heaven and Other Poems* by Jack Kerouac a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/heaven-and-other-poems
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.