# Is "Nine Tomorrows" by Isaac Asimov a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, 1959) is identified by: "First Edition" stated on the copyright page (Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1959), 236 pages. US Doubleday is the true first edition (1959).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- "First Edition" stated on the copyright page (Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1959), 236 pages
- Bound in publisher's bluish-gray cloth lettered in white and black
- The first-issue dust jacket retains its printed price on the front flap
- The collection includes "The Last Question" among nine stories plus two pieces of comic verse
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1959 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | "First Edition" stated on the copyright page (Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1959), 236 pages |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
"First Edition" stated on the copyright page (Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1959), 236 pages. Bound in publisher's bluish-gray cloth lettered in white and black. The first-issue dust jacket retains its printed price on the front flap. The collection includes "The Last Question" among nine stories plus two pieces of comic verse.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday is the true first edition (1959).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions omit "First Edition" from the copyright page and carry a blind-stamped device on the lower rear board; a book-club gutter code (reported as A13) appears at page 236, and they lack the priced first-issue jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Nine Tomorrows* by Isaac Asimov a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/nine-tomorrows
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.