# Is "Moy Sand and Gravel" by Paul Muldoon a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Moy Sand and Gravel by Paul Muldoon (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002) is identified by: Won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The US Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition and the UK Faber edition both carry a 2002 date, so true-first precedence between the two is not firmly established.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- The US first edition was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2002, with the words First edition, 2002 stated on the copyright page; issued in cloth with dust jacket
- A Faber and Faber edition also appeared in the United Kingdom in 2002
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Muldoon |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The US first edition was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2002, with the words First edition, 2002 stated on the copyright page; issued in cloth with dust jacket. A Faber and Faber edition also appeared in the United Kingdom in 2002.

## Is this the true first?
The US Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition and the UK Faber edition both carry a 2002 date, so true-first precedence between the two is not firmly established. The Farrar, Straus and Giroux printing carries the US first-edition statement. The frequently cited Faber ISBN 9780571216901 is the later 2004 paperback, not the 2002 issue.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Moy Sand and Gravel* by Paul Muldoon a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/moy-sand-and-gravel
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.