# Is "2010: Odyssey Two" by Arthur C. Clarke a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke (Del Rey / Ballantine, 1982) is identified by: US Del Rey/Ballantine first hardcover with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; priced jacket. US Del Rey trade hardcover and the Phantasia Press signed limited were both issued in 1982; the UK Granada edition also appeared in 1982.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Del Rey/Ballantine first hardcover with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; priced jacket
- A Phantasia Press signed limited edition (650 numbered copies signed by Clarke, Paul Lehr frontispiece) was also issued in 1982
- Publisher imprint reads Del Rey / Ballantine
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
| Publisher | Del Rey / Ballantine |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Del Rey/Ballantine first hardcover with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; priced jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Del Rey/Ballantine first hardcover with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; priced jacket. A Phantasia Press signed limited edition (650 numbered copies signed by Clarke, Paul Lehr frontispiece) was also issued in 1982.

## Is this the true first?
US Del Rey trade hardcover and the Phantasia Press signed limited were both issued in 1982; the UK Granada edition also appeared in 1982. No reliable source establishes that the Phantasia limited precedes the Del Rey trade, so they are best treated as simultaneous 1982 issues rather than the limited 'preceding.'

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club edition: 'Book Club Edition' noted on the jacket flap, no printed price, and often a blind-stamped device on the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *2010: Odyssey Two* by Arthur C. Clarke a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/2010-odyssey-two
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.