# Is "Eye of Cat" by Roger Zelazny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny (Timescape / Simon & Schuster, 1982) is identified by: First edition, first printing from Timescape (Simon & Schuster) carries the Simon & Schuster gnomonic number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with a priced dust jacket. US Timescape / Simon & Schuster trade hardcover is the true first; the Underwood-Miller signed/limited is a parallel collectible.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing from Timescape (Simon & Schuster) carries the Simon & Schuster gnomonic number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with a priced dust jacket
- A separate Underwood-Miller signed, numbered limited edition of 333 copies was also issued
- Publisher imprint reads Timescape / Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Publisher | Timescape / Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing from Timescape (Simon & Schuster) carries the Simon & Schuster gnomonic number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing from Timescape (Simon & Schuster) carries the Simon & Schuster gnomonic number line reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page, with a priced dust jacket. A separate Underwood-Miller signed, numbered limited edition of 333 copies was also issued.

## Is this the true first?
US Timescape / Simon & Schuster trade hardcover is the true first; the Underwood-Miller signed/limited is a parallel collectible.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book club hardcover exists, identified by the absence of a jacket price and standard book-club markers; not a true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Eye of Cat* by Roger Zelazny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/eye-of-cat
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.