# Is "Run with the Hunted" by Charles Bukowski a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Run with the Hunted by Charles Bukowski (Midwest Poetry Chapbooks, 1962) is identified by: Issued as Midwest Poetry Chapbooks No. True first of the chapbook is the 1962 Midwest Poetry Chapbooks edition; do not confuse with the 1993 anthology of the same title.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued as Midwest Poetry Chapbooks No
- 1 by R.R. Cuscaden, March 1962; edition of approximately 300 copies
- Saddle-stapled stiff red paper wrappers printed in black, 32 pp., printed at Quality Press, Montreal; dedicated to William Corrington
- Distinct from the 1993 HarperCollins reader of the same title
- Publisher imprint reads Midwest Poetry Chapbooks
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Charles Bukowski |
| Publisher | Midwest Poetry Chapbooks |
| Year | 1962 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Issued as Midwest Poetry Chapbooks No |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Issued as Midwest Poetry Chapbooks No. 1 by R.R. Cuscaden, March 1962; edition of approximately 300 copies. Saddle-stapled stiff red paper wrappers printed in black, 32 pp., printed at Quality Press, Montreal; dedicated to William Corrington. Distinct from the 1993 HarperCollins reader of the same title.

## Is this the true first?
True first of the chapbook is the 1962 Midwest Poetry Chapbooks edition; do not confuse with the 1993 anthology of the same title.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Run with the Hunted* by Charles Bukowski a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/run-with-the-hunted
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.