# Is "...And Call Me Conrad (aka This Immortal)" by Roger Zelazny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of ...And Call Me Conrad (aka This Immortal) by Roger Zelazny (Ace Books, 1966) is identified by: Paperback original, Ace F-393, the printed price, titled 'This Immortal' (the book version, abridged from the F&SF serial '...And Call Me Conrad'); July 1966; 174 pp; cover art by Gray Morrow. The Ace 1966 paperback 'This Immortal' is the true first book edition; the magazine serial was titled '...And Call Me Conrad' (F&SF, October and November 1965).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Paperback original, Ace F-393, the printed price, titled 'This Immortal' (the book version, abridged from the F&SF serial '...And Call Me Conrad')
- July 1966
- 174 pp; cover art by Gray Morrow
- First Ace printing has the F-393 code and no reprint statement
- Publisher imprint reads Ace Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Paperback original, Ace F-393, the printed price, titled 'This Immortal' (the book version, abridged from the F&SF serial '...And Call Me… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Paperback original, Ace F-393, the printed price, titled 'This Immortal' (the book version, abridged from the F&SF serial '...And Call Me Conrad'); July 1966; 174 pp; cover art by Gray Morrow. First Ace printing has the F-393 code and no reprint statement.

## Is this the true first?
The Ace 1966 paperback 'This Immortal' is the true first book edition; the magazine serial was titled '...And Call Me Conrad' (F&SF, October and November 1965). The first hardcover is Rapp & Whiting (UK, 1967), which restored the fuller text, a first thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable US book club edition; the UK Rapp & Whiting hardcover, though textually fuller, is later than the Ace paperback. Later Ace printings add printing statements.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *...And Call Me Conrad (aka This Immortal)* by Roger Zelazny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/and-call-me-conrad-aka-this-immortal
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.