# Is "The Last Defender of Camelot signed/numbered" by Roger Zelazny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Defender of Camelot signed/numbered by Roger Zelazny (Underwood-Miller, 1981) is identified by: Underwood-Miller (San Francisco and Columbia, Pennsylvania), 1981, the first hardcover edition of the enlarged story collection. This 1981 Underwood-Miller signed/numbered issue is the first hardcover edition of the collection in this enlarged form; it should be distinguished from the separate scarce 1980 Underwood/Miller chapbook printing of the title short story alone, issued for V-Con 8 in small hardbound and softcover states, which contains only the single story rather than the full collection.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Underwood-Miller (San Francisco and Columbia, Pennsylvania), 1981, the first hardcover edition of the enlarged story collection
- Issued as a limited edition of 350 copies, of which 333 numbered copies were signed by Roger Zelazny
- Octavo, publisher's cloth binding, with interior illustrations by Alicia Austin; the signed and numbered limitation identifies the copy
- This enlarged collection adds four stories not present in the earlier paperback text
- ISBN 0934438483
- Publisher imprint reads Underwood-Miller
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Publisher | Underwood-Miller |
| Year | 1981 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Underwood-Miller (San Francisco and Columbia, Pennsylvania), 1981, the first hardcover edition of the enlarged story collection |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Underwood-Miller (San Francisco and Columbia, Pennsylvania), 1981, the first hardcover edition of the enlarged story collection. Issued as a limited edition of 350 copies, of which 333 numbered copies were signed by Roger Zelazny. Octavo, publisher's cloth binding, with interior illustrations by Alicia Austin; the signed and numbered limitation identifies the copy. This enlarged collection adds four stories not present in the earlier paperback text. ISBN 0934438483.

## Is this the true first?
This 1981 Underwood-Miller signed/numbered issue is the first hardcover edition of the collection in this enlarged form; it should be distinguished from the separate scarce 1980 Underwood/Miller chapbook printing of the title short story alone, issued for V-Con 8 in small hardbound and softcover states, which contains only the single story rather than the full collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of this limited collection. Later trade reprints and any book-club printings reproduce the text but lack the numbered limitation and the author's signature, and are not the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Defender of Camelot signed/numbered* by Roger Zelazny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-defender-of-camelot-signed-numbered
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.