# Is "The End of Eternity" by Isaac Asimov a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1955) is identified by: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page; printed price present on the dust jacket flap. US Doubleday is the true first, preceding the later British and paperback editions.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page; printed price present on the dust jacket flap
- Publisher's black cloth with red title stamping to the spine
- 191 pages
- Time-travel novel published August 1955
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| Publisher | Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY |
| Year | 1955 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page; printed price present on the dust jacket flap |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
'First Edition' stated on the copyright page; printed price present on the dust jacket flap. Publisher's black cloth with red title stamping to the spine; 191 pages. Time-travel novel published August 1955.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday is the true first, preceding the later British and paperback editions. No magazine serialization preceded the book.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The Science Fiction Book Club edition is identified by the rear-board blind-stamp gutter code and the absence of a printed price; the jacket flap reads 'Book Club Edition.' Board and paper stock are inferior to the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The End of Eternity* by Isaac Asimov a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-end-of-eternity
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.