# Is "Love & Fame" by John Berryman a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Love & Fame by John Berryman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970) is identified by: First edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1970, cloth in dust jacket; identify by the stated first printing on the copyright page. US Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970, is the first edition and precedes the UK Faber edition; it also precedes the later revised text.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1970, cloth in dust jacket; identify by the stated first printing on the copyright page
- A revised edition, which Berryman reworked (dropping and altering poems), followed in the early 1970s, so the 1970 FSG printing is the true first
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | John Berryman |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1970 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1970, cloth in dust jacket; identify… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1970, cloth in dust jacket; identify by the stated first printing on the copyright page. A revised edition, which Berryman reworked (dropping and altering poems), followed in the early 1970s, so the 1970 FSG printing is the true first.

## Is this the true first?
US Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970, is the first edition and precedes the UK Faber edition; it also precedes the later revised text.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Love & Fame* by John Berryman a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/love-fame
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.