# Is "White Pine" by Mary Oliver a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of White Pine by Mary Oliver (Harcourt Brace, 1994) is identified by: Full title White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems. US Harcourt Brace is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Full title White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems
- First edition in light green boards with silver spine lettering, dust jacket designed by Steven Cooley
- Copyright 1994 Harcourt Brace; the first printing states First Edition on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Harcourt Brace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mary Oliver |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Full title White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Full title White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems. First edition in light green boards with silver spine lettering, dust jacket designed by Steven Cooley. Copyright 1994 Harcourt Brace; the first printing states First Edition on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
US Harcourt Brace is the true first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *White Pine* by Mary Oliver a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/white-pine
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.