# Is "The Mad Man" by Samuel R. Delany a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Mad Man by Samuel R. Delany (Richard Kasak Books / Masquerade, 1994) is identified by: Richard Kasak Books hardcover in dust jacket, octavo, 501 pages, bound in partial cloth-covered boards with a white spine lettered in black; copyright page states "First Edition; First Printing." A trade paperback was issued around the same time as the hardcover, and the first-issue jacket carries the original printed price on the flap. US Richard Kasak hardcover (1994) is the true first; collectors prefer the hardcover over the simultaneous paperback.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Richard Kasak Books hardcover in dust jacket, octavo, 501 pages, bound in partial cloth-covered boards with a white spine lettered in black; copyright page states "First Edition
- First Printing." A trade paperback was issued around the same time as the hardcover, and the first-issue jacket carries the original printed price on the flap
- Revised editions followed in 1996 and 2002
- Publisher imprint reads Richard Kasak Books / Masquerade
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
| Publisher | Richard Kasak Books / Masquerade |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Richard Kasak Books hardcover in dust jacket, octavo, 501 pages, bound in partial cloth-covered boards with a white spine lettered in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Richard Kasak Books hardcover in dust jacket, octavo, 501 pages, bound in partial cloth-covered boards with a white spine lettered in black; copyright page states "First Edition; First Printing." A trade paperback was issued around the same time as the hardcover, and the first-issue jacket carries the original printed price on the flap. Revised editions followed in 1996 and 2002.

## Is this the true first?
US Richard Kasak hardcover (1994) is the true first; collectors prefer the hardcover over the simultaneous paperback.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None documented.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Mad Man* by Samuel R. Delany a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-mad-man
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.