A Reference Guide for English Studies Reference Stacks PR56.M37.1990 pp. 382-391, lists standard editions, etc., for canonical American authors pp. This volume is several years old. New standard works may have been published since 1990. The lists in this book will provide a starting point.
Latest volume contains cumulative author index.
For contemporary authors, look for 1st edition as standard edition. Some entries provide list of standard sources at the end. Historical reviews and critical essays of works by an author. Historical reviews and critical essays of works by an author. A Reference Guide .