# Is "Owning It All" by William Kittredge a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Owning It All by William Kittredge (Graywolf Press, 1987) is identified by: Graywolf Press first printing, Saint Paul, dated 1987; issued as a trade paperback original in illustrated wraps, 182 pages, ISBN 0-915308-96-7. True first US, a collection of essays.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Graywolf Press first printing, Saint Paul, dated 1987; issued as a trade paperback original in illustrated wraps, 182 pages, ISBN 0-915308-96-7
- No hardcover was issued, so the paperback in illustrated wraps is the true first issue; identification rests on the 1987 Graywolf imprint and the first-printing statement, later printings (for example a stated second printing) being the tell to avoid
- Publisher imprint reads Graywolf Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | William Kittredge |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Graywolf Press first printing, Saint Paul, dated 1987; issued as a trade paperback… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Graywolf Press first printing, Saint Paul, dated 1987; issued as a trade paperback original in illustrated wraps, 182 pages, ISBN 0-915308-96-7. No hardcover was issued, so the paperback in illustrated wraps is the true first issue; identification rests on the 1987 Graywolf imprint and the first-printing statement, later printings (for example a stated second printing) being the tell to avoid.

## Is this the true first?
True first US, a collection of essays. The trade paperback in illustrated wraps is the standard and only first issue; no hardcover was published.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Owning It All* by William Kittredge a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/owning-it-all
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.