# Is "A City at the End of the World signed first" by V.B. Price a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A City at the End of the World signed first by V.B. Price (UNM Press, 1992) is identified by: University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque), 1992; a hardcover on Albuquerque urbanism with photographs by Kirk Gittings, collating [xvi] plus 171 pages; ISBN 0-8263-1371-X. The US University of New Mexico Press hardcover is the true first, published 1992.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque), 1992; a hardcover on Albuquerque urbanism with photographs by Kirk Gittings, collating [xvi] plus 171 pages
- ISBN 0-8263-1371-X. The first edition, first printing is so stated on the copyright page
- The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed price on the flap; signed copies exist
- Publisher imprint reads UNM Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | V.B. Price |
| Publisher | UNM Press |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque), 1992; a hardcover on Albuquerque urbanism with photographs by Kirk Gittings, collating [xvi]… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque), 1992; a hardcover on Albuquerque urbanism with photographs by Kirk Gittings, collating [xvi] plus 171 pages; ISBN 0-8263-1371-X. The first edition, first printing is so stated on the copyright page. The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed price on the flap; signed copies exist.

## Is this the true first?
The US University of New Mexico Press hardcover is the true first, published 1992.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. When a hardcover and a simultaneous paperback exist (standard from the mid-1970s), the hardcover in dust jacket is the collector's first. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A City at the End of the World signed first* by V.B. Price a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-city-at-the-end-of-the-world-signed-first
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.