# Is "Flight from Neveryon" by Samuel R. Delany a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Flight from Neveryon by Samuel R. Delany (Bantam Books, 1985) is identified by: Bantam mass-market paperback original, catalog number 24856 on the cover; copyright page states Bantam edition May 1985 with no later printings noted. US Bantam paperback original (1985) is the true first; Wesleyan University Press reprinted the series in trade paperback in the 1990s.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam mass-market paperback original, catalog number 24856 on the cover; copyright page states Bantam edition May 1985 with no later printings noted
- Wraparound cover art by Rowena Morrill
- Third volume of the Return to Neveryon series
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Year | 1985 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam mass-market paperback original, catalog number 24856 on the cover; copyright page states Bantam edition May 1985 with no later… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Bantam mass-market paperback original, catalog number 24856 on the cover; copyright page states Bantam edition May 1985 with no later printings noted. Wraparound cover art by Rowena Morrill. Third volume of the Return to Neveryon series.

## Is this the true first?
US Bantam paperback original (1985) is the true first; Wesleyan University Press reprinted the series in trade paperback in the 1990s.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Flight from Neveryon* by Samuel R. Delany a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/flight-from-neveryon
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.