# Is "A Night at the Movies, or, You Must Remember This" by Robert Coover a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Night at the Movies, or, You Must Remember This by Robert Coover (Linden Press / Simon & Schuster, 1987) is identified by: First printing identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket. True first is the 1987 Linden Press / Simon & Schuster edition (ISBN 0671617966).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- 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)
- Publisher imprint reads Linden Press / Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Coover |
| Publisher | Linden Press / Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing identified by a full number line including 1 and a priced dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## 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).

## 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.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Night at the Movies, or, You Must Remember This* by Robert Coover a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-night-at-the-movies-or-you-must-remember-this
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.