# Is "Four for Tomorrow" by Roger Zelazny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Four for Tomorrow by Roger Zelazny (Ace, 1967) is identified by: Ace paperback original, H-25, 1967. US Ace paperback original is the true first edition; the UK hardcover/paperback under the A Rose for Ecclesiastes title followed in 1969.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Ace paperback original, H-25, 1967
- Zelazny's first story collection, with an introduction by Theodore Sturgeon; gathers 'The Furies,' 'The Graveyard Heart,' 'The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth,' and 'A Rose for Ecclesiastes.' UK edition retitled A Rose for Ecclesiastes
- Publisher imprint reads Ace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Publisher | Ace |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Ace paperback original, H-25, 1967 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Ace paperback original, H-25, 1967. Zelazny's first story collection, with an introduction by Theodore Sturgeon; gathers 'The Furies,' 'The Graveyard Heart,' 'The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth,' and 'A Rose for Ecclesiastes.' UK edition retitled A Rose for Ecclesiastes (1969).

## Is this the true first?
US Ace paperback original is the true first edition; the UK hardcover/paperback under the A Rose for Ecclesiastes title followed in 1969.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Four for Tomorrow* by Roger Zelazny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/four-for-tomorrow
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.