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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Neveryona by Samuel R. Delany (Bantam Books, 1983) is identified by: Bantam trade paperback original (larger format, pictorial wrappers), not a mass-market paperback. US Bantam trade paperback original (1983) is the true first; publication was postponed from late 1982 to spring 1983.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam trade paperback original (larger format, pictorial wrappers), not a mass-market paperback
- Copyright page states first Bantam printing with no later printings noted
- Cover art by Rowena Morrill
- Second volume of the Return to Neveryon series; full title Neveryona, or: The Tale of Signs and Cities
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
| Year | 1983 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam trade paperback original (larger format, pictorial wrappers), not a mass-market paperback |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Bantam trade paperback original (larger format, pictorial wrappers), not a mass-market paperback. Copyright page states first Bantam printing with no later printings noted. Cover art by Rowena Morrill. Second volume of the Return to Neveryon series; full title Neveryona, or: The Tale of Signs and Cities.

## Is this the true first?
US Bantam trade paperback original (1983) is the true first; publication was postponed from late 1982 to spring 1983.

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

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