# Is "Man Plus" by Frederik Pohl a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Man Plus by Frederik Pohl (Random House, 1976) is identified by: Random House hardcover with 'First Edition' stated in small capitals on the copyright page, accompanied by a number line; first printings carry the stated 'First Edition' line, and the price appears on the dust jacket. The US Random House 1976 hardcover is the true first; the UK Victor Gollancz edition of 1976 is a separate, near-simultaneous first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House hardcover with 'First Edition' stated in small capitals on the copyright page, accompanied by a number line; first printings carry the stated 'First Edition' line, and the price appears on the dust jacket
- Under the Random House convention adopted by 1976, the stated 'First Edition' marks the first printing
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frederik Pohl |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Random House hardcover with 'First Edition' stated in small capitals on the copyright page, accompanied by a number line; first printings… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Random House hardcover with 'First Edition' stated in small capitals on the copyright page, accompanied by a number line; first printings carry the stated 'First Edition' line, and the price appears on the dust jacket. Under the Random House convention adopted by 1976, the stated 'First Edition' marks the first printing.

## Is this the true first?
The US Random House 1976 hardcover is the true first; the UK Victor Gollancz edition of 1976 is a separate, near-simultaneous first. The Random House 'First Edition' statement, present from 1976 onward, identifies the first printing. Won the 1976 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club edition has no price on the jacket, a blind-stamp on the rear board, and lacks the Random House stated 'First Edition' line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Man Plus* by Frederik Pohl a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/man-plus
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.