# Is "Hogg" by Samuel R. Delany a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Hogg by Samuel R. Delany (Black Ice Books / FC2, 1995) is identified by: Black Ice Books/FC2 hardcover, first printing per copyright page; a small first printing of roughly five hundred copies. US Black Ice/FC2 hardcover (1995) is the true first publication; the 1996 trade paperback is a reissue.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Black Ice Books/FC2 hardcover, first printing per copyright page; a small first printing of roughly five hundred copies
- Written in 1969 and long unpublished
- The first trade paperback followed from Black Ice in 1996
- Publisher imprint reads Black Ice Books / FC2
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
| Publisher | Black Ice Books / FC2 |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Black Ice Books/FC2 hardcover, first printing per copyright page; a small first printing of roughly five hundred copies |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Black Ice Books/FC2 hardcover, first printing per copyright page; a small first printing of roughly five hundred copies. Written in 1969 and long unpublished. The first trade paperback followed from Black Ice in 1996.

## Is this the true first?
US Black Ice/FC2 hardcover (1995) is the true first publication; the 1996 trade paperback is a reissue.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Hogg* by Samuel R. Delany a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/hogg
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.