# Is "Recalled to Life" by Robert Silverberg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Recalled to Life by Robert Silverberg (Lancer, 1962) is identified by: Lancer paperback original, catalog number 74-810, Emsh cover. US Lancer paperback original is the true first in book form.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Lancer paperback original, catalog number 74-810, Emsh cover
- The novel was first serialized in Infinity Science Fiction (June and August 1958); the 1962 Lancer is the first book-form edition
- Silverberg substantially revised the text for the later Doubleday hardcover
- Publisher imprint reads Lancer
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Silverberg |
| Publisher | Lancer |
| Year | 1962 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Lancer paperback original, catalog number 74-810, Emsh cover |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Lancer paperback original, catalog number 74-810, Emsh cover. The novel was first serialized in Infinity Science Fiction (June and August 1958); the 1962 Lancer is the first book-form edition. Silverberg substantially revised the text for the later Doubleday hardcover (1972).

## Is this the true first?
US Lancer paperback original is the true first in book form. The Doubleday hardcover is a later, revised edition, not the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition of the 1962 Lancer.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Recalled to Life* by Robert Silverberg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/recalled-to-life
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.