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The Man With The Blue Guitar first edition, first printing (Alfred A. Knopf, 1937) dust jacket

The Man With The Blue Guitar First Edition

Wallace Stevens · Alfred A. Knopf, 1937 · First edition, first printing

For a first edition, first printing of The Man With The Blue Guitar by Wallace Stevens (Alfred A. Knopf, 1937), the first point to check: Copyright page: “FIRST EDITION” stated, below “Copyright 1935, 1936, 1937, by Wallace Stevens”.

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How to identify this edition

These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Man With The Blue Guitar.

✓ Copyright page: “FIRST EDITION” stated, below “Copyright 1935, 1936, 1937, by Wallace Stevens”

✓ Title page: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : London, 1937

✓ Dust jacket: yellow, title “The Man with the Blue Guitar & other poems” in black inside a green decorative border, “Alfred · A · Knopf / Publisher / New York” at the foot

✓ Binding: yellow cloth, spine lettered in dark blue

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How do I know if my copy of The Man With The Blue Guitar is a first edition, first printing?
✓ Copyright page: “FIRST EDITION” stated, below “Copyright 1935, 1936, 1937, by Wallace Stevens” ✓ Title page: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : London, 1937 ✓ Dust jacket: yellow, title “The Man with the Blue Guitar & other poems” in black inside a green decorative border, “Alfred · A · Knopf / Publisher / New York” at the foot ✓ Binding: yellow cloth, spine lettered in dark blue The identification points above show each one.
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