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First-Edition Identification · Natalie Diaz

Is My Postcolonial Love Poem a First Edition?

Graywolf Press, 2020

The points of issue

Diaz's second collection, published by Graywolf Press in 2020 as a trade paperback original. Won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and was a National Book Award finalist. The true first is the 2020 Graywolf trade paperback; the first printing carries the publisher's copyright-page indicia with no statement of a prior edition or later printing. Later printings advance the printing line.

Decode the printer’s key: paste the number line into the decoder · Graywolf Press first-edition guide.

Is this the true first?

US Graywolf Press (2020) is the true first. There is no preceding UK or hardcover edition; the paperback original is the first appearance.

Telling it from reprints & book-club editions

No book club edition. The first printing is identified by the Graywolf copyright page showing no later-printing line.

Frequently asked questions

Is my copy of Postcolonial Love Poem a first edition?

Look for these first-edition points: Diaz's second collection, published by Graywolf Press in 2020 as a trade paperback original. Won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and was a National Book Award finalist. The true first is the 2020 Graywolf trade paperback; the first printing carries the publisher's copyright-page indicia with no statement of a prior edition or later printing. Later printings advance the printing line.

How do I tell the first printing from a later one?

Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. US Graywolf Press (2020) is the true first. There is no preceding UK or hardcover edition; the paperback original is the first appearance.

Is the book-club edition the same as the first?

No book club edition. The first printing is identified by the Graywolf copyright page showing no later-printing line.

I have a first edition of Postcolonial Love Poem — what should I do?

If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.

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