# Is "The Man in the Maze" by Robert Silverberg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Man in the Maze by Robert Silverberg (Avon, 1969) is identified by: Avon paperback original (Avon Books, 1969), catalog number V2262, a pictorial wrappers mass-market first with the Avon-printed cover price and cover art by Don Ivan Punchatz. US Avon paperback original is the true first book edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Avon paperback original (Avon Books, 1969), catalog number V2262, a pictorial wrappers mass-market first with the Avon-printed cover price and cover art by Don Ivan Punchatz
- No prior book edition; the first-printing wrappers carry the V2262 number with no later-printing overprint
- Publisher imprint reads Avon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Silverberg |
| Publisher | Avon |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Avon paperback original (Avon Books, 1969), catalog number V2262, a pictorial wrappers mass-market first with the Avon-printed cover price… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Avon paperback original (Avon Books, 1969), catalog number V2262, a pictorial wrappers mass-market first with the Avon-printed cover price and cover art by Don Ivan Punchatz. No prior book edition; the first-printing wrappers carry the V2262 number with no later-printing overprint.

## Is this the true first?
US Avon paperback original is the true first book edition. The novel was serialized in If (April and May 1968) before book publication.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable; paperback original with no book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Man in the Maze* by Robert Silverberg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-man-in-the-maze
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.