# Is "The Diamond Cutters and Other Poems" by Adrienne Rich a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Diamond Cutters and Other Poems by Adrienne Rich (Harper & Brothers, 1955) is identified by: First edition, Harper & Brothers, cloth in dust jacket. US Harper & Brothers; no prior edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Harper & Brothers, cloth in dust jacket
- First printing identified by the code 'H-E' on the copyright page, following Harper's letter-code convention (the code denotes the printing period)
- Rich's second trade collection, written on a Guggenheim Fellowship
- Publisher imprint reads Harper & Brothers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Adrienne Rich |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
| Year | 1955 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Harper & Brothers, cloth in dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, Harper & Brothers, cloth in dust jacket. First printing identified by the code 'H-E' on the copyright page, following Harper's letter-code convention (the code denotes the printing period). Rich's second trade collection, written on a Guggenheim Fellowship.

## Is this the true first?
US Harper & Brothers; no prior edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Diamond Cutters and Other Poems* by Adrienne Rich a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-diamond-cutters-and-other-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 2026-07-03.