# Is "We Are Not in This Together" by William Kittredge a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of We Are Not in This Together by William Kittredge (Graywolf Press, 1984) is identified by: Graywolf Press first printing, Port Townsend, dated 1984; foreword by Raymond Carver; trade issue in cloth-backed boards, plus a limited issue of fifty numbered copies signed by both Kittredge and Carver. True first US, Kittredge's second book of stories.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Graywolf Press first printing, Port Townsend, dated 1984; foreword by Raymond Carver; trade issue in cloth-backed boards, plus a limited issue of fifty numbered copies signed by both Kittredge and Carver
- Publisher imprint reads Graywolf Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | William Kittredge |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
| Year | 1984 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Graywolf Press first printing, Port Townsend, dated 1984; foreword by Raymond Carver… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Graywolf Press first printing, Port Townsend, dated 1984; foreword by Raymond Carver; trade issue in cloth-backed boards, plus a limited issue of fifty numbered copies signed by both Kittredge and Carver.

## Is this the true first?
True first US, Kittredge's second book of stories. The signed and numbered limited issue is the premium first; the trade cloth-backed boards issue is the standard collected first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. Distinguish the trade issue from the fifty-copy signed limited.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *We Are Not in This Together* by William Kittredge a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/we-are-not-in-this-together
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.