# Is "June 30th, June 30th" by Richard Brautigan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of June 30th, June 30th by Richard Brautigan (Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1978) is identified by: Issued simultaneously in wrappers (the primary trade format, quarter-cloth-style decorative wrappers) and in a smaller cloth issue produced largely for libraries; first printing identified by the number line on the copyright page. True first is the 1978 Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued simultaneously in wrappers (the primary trade format, quarter-cloth-style decorative wrappers) and in a smaller cloth issue produced largely for libraries; first printing identified by the number line on the copyright page
- His final poetry collection published in his lifetime
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Brautigan |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence |
| Year | 1978 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Issued simultaneously in wrappers (the primary trade format, quarter-cloth-style decorative wrappers) and in a smaller cloth issue produced… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Issued simultaneously in wrappers (the primary trade format, quarter-cloth-style decorative wrappers) and in a smaller cloth issue produced largely for libraries; first printing identified by the number line on the copyright page. His final poetry collection published in his lifetime.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1978 Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *June 30th, June 30th* by Richard Brautigan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/june-30th-june-30th
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.