# Is "Repair" by C. K. Williams a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Repair by C. K. Williams (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999) is identified by: Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (also a 1999 National Book Award finalist). US FSG hardcover (1999) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (also a 1999 National Book Award finalist)
- The first edition was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York) in 1999
- The hardcover, issued with a dust jacket and carrying the FSG first-edition statement, is the collectible true first; a softcover edition was also issued
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | C. K. Williams |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1999 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (also a 1999 National Book Award finalist) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (also a 1999 National Book Award finalist). The first edition was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York) in 1999. The hardcover, issued with a dust jacket and carrying the FSG first-edition statement, is the collectible true first; a softcover edition was also issued.

## Is this the true first?
US FSG hardcover (1999) is the true first. Note that FSG issued the book in both hardcover and paperback formats, so verify the hardcover when seeking the primary first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue; later printings do not carry the first-printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Repair* by C. K. Williams a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/repair
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.