# Is "Elvissey" by Jack Womack a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Elvissey by Jack Womack (Tor Books, 1993) is identified by: Tor hardcover, 1993 (ISBN 0-312-85202-9); dust jacket present; first printing indicated by the Tor/Tom Doherty Associates number line counting down to 1. The US Tor 1993 edition is the true first, with a US publication date that leads or runs alongside the UK HarperCollins hardcover (UK February 1993).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Tor hardcover, 1993 (ISBN 0-312-85202-9); dust jacket present; first printing indicated by the Tor/Tom Doherty Associates number line counting down to 1
- Tor issued the title simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback; the hardcover is the more sought-after first state
- Publisher imprint reads Tor Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Womack |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Tor hardcover, 1993 (ISBN 0-312-85202-9); dust jacket present; first printing indicated by the Tor/Tom Doherty Associates number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Tor hardcover, 1993 (ISBN 0-312-85202-9); dust jacket present; first printing indicated by the Tor/Tom Doherty Associates number line counting down to 1. Tor issued the title simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback; the hardcover is the more sought-after first state.

## Is this the true first?
The US Tor 1993 edition is the true first, with a US publication date that leads or runs alongside the UK HarperCollins hardcover (UK February 1993). Co-winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for 1993 (presented early 1994), tied with John M. Ford's Growing Up Weightless.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A Science Fiction Book Club hardcover exists (blind gutter code on the rear board, no price on the jacket); it is not a true first. An Easton Press signed leather edition is a later collectible first thus. The UK HarperCollins hardcover is a separate first British edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Elvissey* by Jack Womack a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/elvissey
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.