# Is "The Sermons of Jean Harlow & the Curses of Billy the Kid" by Michael McClure a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sermons of Jean Harlow & the Curses of Billy the Kid by Michael McClure (Four Seasons Foundation / Dave Haselwood Books, 1968) is identified by: Four Seasons Foundation with Dave Haselwood Books, San Francisco, 1968. True first is the 1968 wrappered original.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Four Seasons Foundation with Dave Haselwood Books, San Francisco, 1968
- Saddle-stapled in printed wrappers, letterpress printed by Dave Haselwood
- First edition, no later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads Four Seasons Foundation / Dave Haselwood Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael McClure |
| Publisher | Four Seasons Foundation / Dave Haselwood Books |
| Year | 1968 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Four Seasons Foundation with Dave Haselwood Books, San Francisco, 1968 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Four Seasons Foundation with Dave Haselwood Books, San Francisco, 1968. Saddle-stapled in printed wrappers, letterpress printed by Dave Haselwood. First edition, no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1968 wrappered original.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sermons of Jean Harlow & the Curses of Billy the Kid* by Michael McClure a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sermons-of-jean-harlow-the-curses-of-billy-the-kid
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.