# Is "So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away" by Richard Brautigan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away by Richard Brautigan (Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1982) is identified by: First printing so stated on the copyright page with the descending number line ending in 1, in the priced dust jacket (cover photograph by Roger Ressmeyer). True first is the 1982 Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing so stated on the copyright page with the descending number line ending in 1, in the priced dust jacket (cover photograph by Roger Ressmeyer)
- This was the last novel Brautigan published in his lifetime
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Brautigan |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing so stated on the copyright page with the descending number line ending in 1, in the priced dust jacket (cover photograph by… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing so stated on the copyright page with the descending number line ending in 1, in the priced dust jacket (cover photograph by Roger Ressmeyer). This was the last novel Brautigan published in his lifetime.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1982 Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away* by Richard Brautigan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/so-the-wind-wont-blow-it-all-away
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.