# Is "Rum Punch" by Elmore Leonard a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard (Delacorte Press, 1992) is identified by: Delacorte Press first, 1992; the copyright page carries the full number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'. The US Delacorte edition (1992) is the true first; a UK Viking edition followed the same year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Delacorte Press first, 1992; the copyright page carries the full number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'
- The volume is quarter-bound in black and red cloth with silver stamping to the spine; the pictorial first-issue dust jacket retains its printed price on the front flap
- Basis for the film 'Jackie Brown.'
- Publisher imprint reads Delacorte Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Elmore Leonard |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Delacorte Press first, 1992; the copyright page carries the full number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Delacorte Press first, 1992; the copyright page carries the full number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'. The volume is quarter-bound in black and red cloth with silver stamping to the spine; the pictorial first-issue dust jacket retains its printed price on the front flap. Basis for the film 'Jackie Brown.'

## Is this the true first?
The US Delacorte edition (1992) is the true first; a UK Viking edition followed the same year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies lack the printed jacket price; later printings break the number line so it no longer ends in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Rum Punch* by Elmore Leonard a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/rum-punch
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.