# Is "Exit to Eden" by Anne Rampling (Anne Rice pseudonym) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Exit to Eden by Anne Rampling (Anne Rice pseudonym) (Arbor House, 1985) is identified by: First printing appears under the pseudonym "Anne Rampling" with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; bound in quarter black cloth over rose/pink paper boards with metallic pink spine lettering, issued in an unclipped price-printed dust jacket. The 1985 Arbor House hardcover, credited to the Rampling pseudonym, is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing appears under the pseudonym "Anne Rampling" with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; bound in quarter black cloth over rose/pink paper boards with metallic pink spine lettering, issued in an unclipped price-printed dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Arbor House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Rampling (Anne Rice pseudonym) |
| Publisher | Arbor House |
| Year | 1985 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing appears under the pseudonym "Anne Rampling" with a complete number line… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing appears under the pseudonym "Anne Rampling" with a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; bound in quarter black cloth over rose/pink paper boards with metallic pink spine lettering, issued in an unclipped price-printed dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The 1985 Arbor House hardcover, credited to the Rampling pseudonym, is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Rice-credited reissues are trade reprints, not the true first; they lack the Arbor House first-printing number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Exit to Eden* by Anne Rampling (Anne Rice pseudonym) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/exit-to-eden
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.