# Is "New and Selected Poems, Volume Two" by Mary Oliver a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of New and Selected Poems, Volume Two by Mary Oliver (Beacon Press, 2005) is identified by: First edition, Beacon Press, 2005 (October). US Beacon Press first edition; companion volume to the 1992 New and Selected Poems (subsequently retitled Volume One).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Beacon Press, 2005 (October)
- Publisher's tan cloth backstrip with brown paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket
- First printing follows Beacon's number-line convention
- Publisher imprint reads Beacon Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mary Oliver |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Beacon Press, 2005 (October) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, Beacon Press, 2005 (October). Publisher's tan cloth backstrip with brown paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket. First printing follows Beacon's number-line convention.

## Is this the true first?
US Beacon Press first edition; companion volume to the 1992 New and Selected Poems (subsequently retitled Volume One).

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *New and Selected Poems, Volume Two* by Mary Oliver a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/new-and-selected-poems-volume-two
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.