# Is "Loba: Parts I-VIII" by Diane di Prima a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Loba: Parts I-VIII by Diane di Prima (Wingbow Press, 1978) is identified by: First collected/expanded Loba, gathering Parts I-VIII, Wingbow Press, Berkeley, May 1978, with illustrations by Josie Grant. First collected (expanded) edition is the 1978 Wingbow, issued in both wrappers and hardcover; Penguin (1998) further expanded.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First collected/expanded Loba, gathering Parts I-VIII, Wingbow Press, Berkeley, May 1978, with illustrations by Josie Grant
- Issued both in wrappers (perfect-bound, roughly 3000 copies) and in hardcover (buckram-backed red boards, wolf's-head design blocked in blind)
- First printing carries no statement of later printings
- further expanded it
- Publisher imprint reads Wingbow Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Diane di Prima |
| Publisher | Wingbow Press |
| Year | 1978 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First collected/expanded Loba, gathering Parts I-VIII, Wingbow Press, Berkeley, May 1978… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First collected/expanded Loba, gathering Parts I-VIII, Wingbow Press, Berkeley, May 1978, with illustrations by Josie Grant. Issued both in wrappers (perfect-bound, roughly 3000 copies) and in hardcover (buckram-backed red boards, wolf's-head design blocked in blind). First printing carries no statement of later printings. Penguin (1998) further expanded it.

## Is this the true first?
First collected (expanded) edition is the 1978 Wingbow, issued in both wrappers and hardcover; Penguin (1998) further expanded.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Loba: Parts I-VIII* by Diane di Prima a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/loba-parts-i-viii
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.