2 Vonda N. McIntyre first editions are documented on this shelf, from Dreamsnake (1978) to The Moon and the Sun (1997) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Vonda N. McIntyre title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Dreamsnake — 1978 · Houghton MifflinFirst US edition carries the 'First Printing' statement with a complete 1-through-10 number line (the numeral 1 present); first-issue dust jacket carries the printed cover price. Expanded from the novelette 'Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand' (1973). The US Houghton Mifflin 1978 hardcover is the true first edition. The UK Gollancz edition (1979) is later. The Science Fiction Book Club edition has the blind-stamp on the rear board, lacks the complete number line / 'First Printing' point, and carries a club jacket with no printed price.
The Moon and the Sun — 1997 · Pocket BooksFirst printing states "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" on the copyright page, with a complete number line in which the digit 1 is present. Issued in publisher's boards with a printed dust jacket; the jacket art is by Gary Halsey and an unclipped jacket retains the correct first-printing printed price. Nebula Award winner for Best Novel. The US Pocket Books 1997 hardcover is the true first. The stated "First Pocket Books hardcover printing September 1997" together with the complete number line retaining the 1 identifies the first printing. The book-club edition carries no printed price on the jacket, bears a blind-stamp on the rear board, and lacks the full number line; it is also typically printed on lighter stock.

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