# Is "A Graveyard for Lunatics" by Ray Bradbury a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Graveyard for Lunatics by Ray Bradbury (Alfred A. Knopf, 1990) is identified by: US Knopf first edition, first printing: the copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon and carries no later-printing notice. US Knopf first edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Knopf first edition, first printing: the copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon and carries no later-printing notice
- Bound in orange papered boards with the author's silver initials to the front, quarter navy cloth spine with silver titling and a bronze decoration
- The first-state dust jacket reproduces a detail from Goya's 'The Madhouse' (Casa de locos) and, on the rear flap, shows both the printed price and the printing code 7/90; the printed price should be present on an unclipped example
- Subtitle: Another Tale of Two Cities
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Knopf first edition, first printing: the copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon and carries no later-printing… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Knopf first edition, first printing: the copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon and carries no later-printing notice. Bound in orange papered boards with the author's silver initials to the front, quarter navy cloth spine with silver titling and a bronze decoration. The first-state dust jacket reproduces a detail from Goya's 'The Madhouse' (Casa de locos) and, on the rear flap, shows both the printed price and the printing code 7/90; the printed price should be present on an unclipped example. Subtitle: Another Tale of Two Cities.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf first edition is the true first. A later printing (dated August 1990) exists and is identified by added printing-history wording on the copyright page; the first-printing jacket carries the 7/90 code on the rear flap.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book-club edition is marked 'Book Club Edition' on the jacket flap, lacks the printed price, and is typically smaller with cheaper boards.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Graveyard for Lunatics* by Ray Bradbury a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-graveyard-for-lunatics
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.