# Is "The Feast of All Saints" by Anne Rice a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice (Simon & Schuster, 1979) is identified by: US Simon & Schuster hardcover first. US Simon & Schuster (1979) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Simon & Schuster hardcover first
- First printing identified by the complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, in an unclipped jacket designed by Paul Bacon
- Quarter red cloth over speckled cream boards with red endpapers
- Rice's second book and her first non-vampire historical novel
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Rice |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1979 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Simon & Schuster hardcover first |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Simon & Schuster hardcover first. First printing identified by the complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, in an unclipped jacket designed by Paul Bacon. Quarter red cloth over speckled cream boards with red endpapers. Rice's second book and her first non-vampire historical novel.

## Is this the true first?
US Simon & Schuster (1979) is the true first. It is less common than the vampire titles.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book-club edition lacks the printed jacket price and is typically a lighter, smaller-format printing; rely on the number line ending in 1 and the priced jacket to identify the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Feast of All Saints* by Anne Rice a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-feast-of-all-saints
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.