# Is "Hunter of Worlds" by C.J. Cherryh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Hunter of Worlds by C.J. Cherryh (Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, 1977) is identified by: The true first edition is the Science Fiction Book Club hardcover issued by Nelson Doubleday in March 1977; the first printing carries Doubleday gutter code H 06 on page 213. The Nelson Doubleday SFBC hardcover (March 1977) precedes the DAW paperback (August 1977) and is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The true first edition is the Science Fiction Book Club hardcover issued by Nelson Doubleday in March 1977; the first printing carries Doubleday gutter code H 06 on page 213
- The DAW paperback (UE1314, DAW No
- 252) followed in August 1977 and is the first trade edition
- Publisher imprint reads Nelson Doubleday / SFBC
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | C.J. Cherryh |
| Publisher | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The true first edition is the Science Fiction Book Club hardcover issued by Nelson Doubleday in March 1977; the first printing carries… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The true first edition is the Science Fiction Book Club hardcover issued by Nelson Doubleday in March 1977; the first printing carries Doubleday gutter code H 06 on page 213. The DAW paperback (UE1314, DAW No. 252) followed in August 1977 and is the first trade edition.

## Is this the true first?
The Nelson Doubleday SFBC hardcover (March 1977) precedes the DAW paperback (August 1977) and is the true first. The DAW paperback is not a paperback original.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Unusually, the true first is itself a book club edition: an SFBC hardcover with a gutter code and no printed jacket price. Later SFBC printings lack the H 06 code.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Hunter of Worlds* by C.J. Cherryh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/hunter-of-worlds
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.