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First-Edition Identification · Robert Coover

Is My A Night at the Movies, or, You Must Remember This a First Edition?

Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1987

The points of issue

First printing identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket. Story collection issued in publisher's cloth (red cloth, half bound in light blue paper, gilt spine lettering).

Decode the printer’s key: paste the number line into the decoder · Linden Press / Simon & Schuster first-edition guide.

Is this the true first?

True first is the 1987 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671617966).

Telling it from reprints & book-club editions

None notable.

Frequently asked questions

Is my copy of A Night at the Movies, or, You Must Remember This a first edition?

Look for these first-edition points: First printing identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket. Story collection issued in publisher's cloth (red cloth, half bound in light blue paper, gilt spine lettering).

How do I tell the first printing from a later one?

Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. True first is the 1987 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671617966).

Is the book-club edition the same as the first?

None notable.

I have a first edition of A Night at the Movies, or, You Must Remember This — what should I do?

If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.

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