# Is "Sun Under Wood: New Poems" by Robert Hass a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sun Under Wood: New Poems by Robert Hass (The Ecco Press, 1996) is identified by: First edition, first printing with a full number line ending in 1; 77 pp; ISBN 0880014687; clothbound in dust jacket with the original price. The US Ecco 1996 edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing with a full number line ending in 1
- ISBN 0880014687; clothbound in dust jacket with the original price
- A paper-over-board variant with a woodcut design also exists alongside the cloth issue
- Publisher imprint reads The Ecco Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Hass |
| Publisher | The Ecco Press |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | First edition, first printing with a full number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing with a full number line ending in 1; 77 pp; ISBN 0880014687; clothbound in dust jacket with the original price. A paper-over-board variant with a woodcut design also exists alongside the cloth issue.

## Is this the true first?
The US Ecco 1996 edition is the true first. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Signed copies exist.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not reaching 1 indicates a later printing; no notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sun Under Wood: New Poems* by Robert Hass a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sun-under-wood-new-poems
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.