# Is "The Flying Change" by Henry Taylor a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Flying Change by Henry Taylor (Louisiana State University Press, 1985) is identified by: Won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. US LSU Press (1985) is the true first edition; the clothbound issue is the collector's first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- First printing: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1985, issued simultaneously in cloth and in paper wrappers
- The clothbound issue is the collector's first; both share the 1985 first-printing setting
- Publisher imprint reads Louisiana State University Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Henry Taylor |
| Publisher | Louisiana State University Press |
| Year | 1985 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. First printing: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1985, issued simultaneously in cloth and in paper wrappers. The clothbound issue is the collector's first; both share the 1985 first-printing setting.

## Is this the true first?
US LSU Press (1985) is the true first edition; the clothbound issue is the collector's first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. The paperback is the simultaneous wrappers issue, not a later printing.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Flying Change* by Henry Taylor a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-flying-change
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.