# Is "Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law" by Adrienne Rich a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law by Adrienne Rich (Harper & Row, 1963) is identified by: First edition, Harper & Row, 1963 (full title 'Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law: Poems, 1954-1962'), cloth in dust jacket, 71 pages. US Harper & Row is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Harper & Row, 1963 (full title 'Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law: Poems, 1954-1962'), cloth in dust jacket, 71 pages
- First printing identified by the Harper letter-code on the copyright page per the house's dated-code convention
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Row
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Adrienne Rich |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
| Year | 1963 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Harper & Row, 1963 (full title 'Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law: Poems… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, Harper & Row, 1963 (full title 'Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law: Poems, 1954-1962'), cloth in dust jacket, 71 pages. First printing identified by the Harper letter-code on the copyright page per the house's dated-code convention.

## Is this the true first?
US Harper & Row is the true first. A revised and expanded edition was issued by W.W. Norton in 1967.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law* by Adrienne Rich a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/snapshots-of-a-daughter-in-law
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.