# Is "The Auroras of Autumn" by Wallace Stevens a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Auroras of Autumn by Wallace Stevens (Alfred A. Knopf, 1950) is identified by: First edition, one of 3,000 copies, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page beneath the Borzoi device and no additional printing noted. The US Knopf edition is the true first; there is no prior UK edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, one of 3,000 copies, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page beneath the Borzoi device and no additional printing noted
- Issued in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt, in a dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Wallace Stevens |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1950 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | First edition, one of 3,000 copies, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page beneath the Borzoi device and no additional printing… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, one of 3,000 copies, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page beneath the Borzoi device and no additional printing noted. Issued in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt, in a dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The US Knopf edition is the true first; there is no prior UK edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Auroras of Autumn* by Wallace Stevens a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-auroras-of-autumn
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.