# Is "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (Simon & Schuster, 1962) is identified by: 'FIRST PRINTING' stated on the copyright page with the Simon & Schuster imprint and no later printings. US Simon & Schuster 1962 true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- 'FIRST PRINTING' stated on the copyright page with the Simon & Schuster imprint and no later printings
- Dust jacket with its printed price
- First state has the stated First Printing and the original unclipped jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1962 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | 'FIRST PRINTING' stated on the copyright page with the Simon & Schuster imprint and no later printings |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
'FIRST PRINTING' stated on the copyright page with the Simon & Schuster imprint and no later printings. Dust jacket with its printed price. First state has the stated First Printing and the original unclipped jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster 1962 true first. UK Rupert Hart-Davis (1963) is first British. A signed/limited Gauntlet edition exists much later. First state told by the stated First Printing and the printed price jacket.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the 'First Printing' statement, have the rear-board blind-stamp, and no jacket price. Stated 'First Printing' = trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Something Wicked This Way Comes* by Ray Bradbury a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/something-wicked-this-way-comes
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.