# Is "Wild Angels" by Ursula K. Le Guin a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Wild Angels by Ursula K. Le Guin (Capra Press, 1975) is identified by: Capra Press first edition, Santa Barbara, issued as number 27 in the Capra Chapbook Series. US Capra Press first edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Capra Press first edition, Santa Barbara, issued as number 27 in the Capra Chapbook Series
- Le Guin's first book of poetry
- Issued in printed wrappers, plus a signed and numbered hardbound limited issue of 200 copies hand-bound by Emily Paine
- Publisher imprint reads Capra Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Publisher | Capra Press |
| Year | 1975 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Capra Press first edition, Santa Barbara, issued as number 27 in the Capra Chapbook Series |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Capra Press first edition, Santa Barbara, issued as number 27 in the Capra Chapbook Series. Le Guin's first book of poetry. Issued in printed wrappers, plus a signed and numbered hardbound limited issue of 200 copies hand-bound by Emily Paine.

## Is this the true first?
US Capra Press first edition is the true first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Wild Angels* by Ursula K. Le Guin a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/wild-angels
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.