# Is "Journals & Dreams" by Anne Waldman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Journals & Dreams by Anne Waldman (Stonehill Publishing, 1976) is identified by: First edition issued in two simultaneous formats: a hardcover in burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering in an illustrated dust jacket, and a pictorial-wraps paperback. True first is the 1976 Stonehill issue, present in both cloth-in-dust-jacket and pictorial-wraps states.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition issued in two simultaneous formats: a hardcover in burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering in an illustrated dust jacket, and a pictorial-wraps paperback
- 211 pages
- Confirm the first printing by the absence of any later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads Stonehill Publishing
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Waldman |
| Publisher | Stonehill Publishing |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition issued in two simultaneous formats: a hardcover in burgundy cloth with gilt… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition issued in two simultaneous formats: a hardcover in burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering in an illustrated dust jacket, and a pictorial-wraps paperback. 211 pages. Confirm the first printing by the absence of any later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1976 Stonehill issue, present in both cloth-in-dust-jacket and pictorial-wraps states.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Journals & Dreams* by Anne Waldman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/journals-dreams
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.