# Is "Six Sections from Mountains and Rivers Without End" by Gary Snyder a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Six Sections from Mountains and Rivers Without End by Gary Snyder (Four Seasons Foundation, 1965) is identified by: First edition in stapled printed wrappers, San Francisco/Bolinas 1965, issued as Writing 9 in the Four Seasons Foundation series. True first is the 1965 Four Seasons Foundation wrappered original (Writing 9).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition in stapled printed wrappers, San Francisco/Bolinas 1965, issued as Writing 9 in the Four Seasons Foundation series
- An expanded edition with an added (Plus One) section followed in 1970; the 1965 issue contains the original six sections
- Publisher imprint reads Four Seasons Foundation
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gary Snyder |
| Publisher | Four Seasons Foundation |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition in stapled printed wrappers, San Francisco/Bolinas 1965, issued as Writing… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition in stapled printed wrappers, San Francisco/Bolinas 1965, issued as Writing 9 in the Four Seasons Foundation series. An expanded edition with an added (Plus One) section followed in 1970; the 1965 issue contains the original six sections.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1965 Four Seasons Foundation wrappered original (Writing 9).

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Six Sections from Mountains and Rivers Without End* by Gary Snyder a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/six-sections-from-mountains-and-rivers-without-end
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.