# Is "Dark Reflections" by Samuel R. Delany a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany (Carroll & Graf, 2007) is identified by: Carroll & Graf trade paperback original, published 23 March 2007 (ISBN 0786719478 / 9780786719471), first printing per the number line ending in 1. The US Carroll & Graf paperback original (2007) is the true first; there is no simultaneous or preceding hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Carroll & Graf trade paperback original, published 23 March 2007 (ISBN 0786719478 / 9780786719471), first printing per the number line ending in 1
- Issued only in wrappers with the printed cover price present; no hardcover state exists to precede it
- Publisher imprint reads Carroll & Graf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Carroll & Graf trade paperback original, published 23 March 2007 (ISBN 0786719478 / 9780786719471), first printing per the number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Carroll & Graf trade paperback original, published 23 March 2007 (ISBN 0786719478 / 9780786719471), first printing per the number line ending in 1. Issued only in wrappers with the printed cover price present; no hardcover state exists to precede it.

## Is this the true first?
The US Carroll & Graf paperback original (2007) is the true first; there is no simultaneous or preceding hardcover. The book won the Stonewall Book Award and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None; issued only as a trade paperback original. Later printings would drop the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dark Reflections* by Samuel R. Delany a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dark-reflections
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.