# Is "Passage Through India" by Gary Snyder a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Passage Through India by Gary Snyder (Grey Fox Press, 1983) is identified by: Grey Fox Press, San Francisco, 1983. True first is the 1983 Grey Fox publication.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Grey Fox Press, San Francisco, 1983
- Issued in two states: a scarce hardcover in tan/beige cloth with gilt spine lettering, no dust jacket as issued, in a very small printing, and a wrappered issue
- Illustrated with Snyder's own black-and-white photographs
- Travel prose based on his 1962 India journey with Ginsberg, Orlovsky, and Kyger
- Publisher imprint reads Grey Fox Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gary Snyder |
| Publisher | Grey Fox Press |
| Year | 1983 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Grey Fox Press, San Francisco, 1983 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Grey Fox Press, San Francisco, 1983. Issued in two states: a scarce hardcover in tan/beige cloth with gilt spine lettering, no dust jacket as issued, in a very small printing, and a wrappered issue. Illustrated with Snyder's own black-and-white photographs. Travel prose based on his 1962 India journey with Ginsberg, Orlovsky, and Kyger.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1983 Grey Fox publication. The collected form is the scarce cloth hardcover; a simultaneous wrappered issue also exists.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Passage Through India* by Gary Snyder a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/passage-through-india
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.