# Is "Floating Dragon" by Peter Straub a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Floating Dragon by Peter Straub (Underwood-Miller, 1982) is identified by: The true first is the Underwood-Miller signed limited edition, published November 1982: 500 numbered copies signed on a special limitation leaf by Straub and by the artists Leo and Diane Dillon. The Underwood-Miller signed limited (November 1982) is the true first; the February 1983 Putnam edition is the first trade edition (a first thus), and is commonly mis-catalogued as the first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first is the Underwood-Miller signed limited edition, published November 1982: 500 numbered copies signed on a special limitation leaf by Straub and by the artists Leo and Diane Dillon
- The G. P. Putnam's Sons trade edition followed in February 1983 with its printed jacket price
- Publisher imprint reads Underwood-Miller
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Straub |
| Publisher | Underwood-Miller |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first is the Underwood-Miller signed limited edition, published November 1982: 500 numbered copies signed on a special limitation… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first is the Underwood-Miller signed limited edition, published November 1982: 500 numbered copies signed on a special limitation leaf by Straub and by the artists Leo and Diane Dillon. The G. P. Putnam's Sons trade edition followed in February 1983 with its printed jacket price.

## Is this the true first?
The Underwood-Miller signed limited (November 1982) is the true first; the February 1983 Putnam edition is the first trade edition (a first thus), and is commonly mis-catalogued as the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Any book-club concern applies only to the Putnam trade edition (smaller, lighter, lacks the printed jacket price). There is no book-club edition of the Underwood-Miller limited.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Floating Dragon* by Peter Straub a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/floating-dragon
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.