# Is "Left Out in the Rain: New Poems 1947-1985" by Gary Snyder a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Left Out in the Rain: New Poems 1947-1985 by Gary Snyder (North Point Press, 1986) is identified by: North Point Press (Berkeley) first printing, 1986; 209 pages. True first is the 1986 North Point issue; the green cloth in jacket is the collected hardcover form, issued alongside the pictorial wrappers.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- North Point Press (Berkeley) first printing, 1986
- 209 pages
- The cloth issue (ISBN 0-86547-268-8) is green cloth with gilt spine titling in an illustrated dust jacket; issued simultaneously in a pictorial stiff-wraps softcover (ISBN 0-86547-267-X)
- Collects poems not previously gathered in book form, many from Snyder's years in Japan
- Publisher imprint reads North Point Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gary Snyder |
| Publisher | North Point Press |
| Year | 1986 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | North Point Press (Berkeley) first printing, 1986 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
North Point Press (Berkeley) first printing, 1986; 209 pages. The cloth issue (ISBN 0-86547-268-8) is green cloth with gilt spine titling in an illustrated dust jacket; issued simultaneously in a pictorial stiff-wraps softcover (ISBN 0-86547-267-X). Collects poems not previously gathered in book form, many from Snyder's years in Japan.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the 1986 North Point issue; the green cloth in jacket is the collected hardcover form, issued alongside the pictorial wrappers.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Left Out in the Rain: New Poems 1947-1985* by Gary Snyder a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/left-out-in-the-rain-new-poems-1947-1985
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.