# Is "White Buildings" by Hart Crane a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of White Buildings by Hart Crane (Boni & Liveright, 1926) is identified by: Boni & Liveright first edition, 1926, foreword by Allen Tate; cloth in dust jacket. US true first and Crane's debut.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Boni & Liveright first edition, 1926, foreword by Allen Tate; cloth in dust jacket
- Edition of 500 copies
- The recognized first-issue point is the title-page misprint reading 'Allan Tate' (instead of 'Allen'); only a small portion of the run (roughly the review copies) carries the misspelling, which was corrected during the run
- Crane's first book; the original jacket is scarce
- Publisher imprint reads Boni & Liveright
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Hart Crane |
| Publisher | Boni & Liveright |
| Year | 1926 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Boni & Liveright first edition, 1926, foreword by Allen Tate; cloth in dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Boni & Liveright first edition, 1926, foreword by Allen Tate; cloth in dust jacket. Edition of 500 copies. The recognized first-issue point is the title-page misprint reading 'Allan Tate' (instead of 'Allen'); only a small portion of the run (roughly the review copies) carries the misspelling, which was corrected during the run. Crane's first book; the original jacket is scarce.

## Is this the true first?
US true first and Crane's debut. The first-issue point is the 'Allan Tate' title-page error; the corrected 'Allen Tate' state is also within the 1926 first edition. Original jacket is rare; signed copies are very scarce (Crane died 1932).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition. The trap is later reissues or copies lacking the original jacket, not a book club.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *White Buildings* by Hart Crane a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/white-buildings
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.