# Is "The Pride of Chanur" by C.J. Cherryh a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Pride of Chanur by C.J. Cherryh (DAW Books, 1982) is identified by: US DAW paperback original, DAW Book Collectors No. The US DAW paperback (January 1982, UE1694, DAW No.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US DAW paperback original, DAW Book Collectors No
- 464, catalogue number UE1694, first printing dated 1/82 (January 1982); copyright page reads 1981, 1982 by C.J. Cherryh
- Mass-market wrappers roughly 7 by 4.25 inches with the printed cover price present; first of the Chanur novels
- Publisher imprint reads DAW Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | C.J. Cherryh |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US DAW paperback original, DAW Book Collectors No |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US DAW paperback original, DAW Book Collectors No. 464, catalogue number UE1694, first printing dated 1/82 (January 1982); copyright page reads 1981, 1982 by C.J. Cherryh. Mass-market wrappers roughly 7 by 4.25 inches with the printed cover price present; first of the Chanur novels.

## Is this the true first?
The US DAW paperback (January 1982, UE1694, DAW No. 464) is the true first trade edition; an SFBC book-club hardcover appeared essentially simultaneously (printed December 1981 as the January 1982 club selection), and Phantasia Press issued the first trade hardcover in March 1987 (1,200 copies, the first 300 signed and numbered).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
SFBC book-club hardcovers exist (1982 and a 1985 reprint); these lack a printed cover price and show a gutter code, and lack the DAW UE1694 / No. 464 designation of the trade paperback.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Pride of Chanur* by C.J. Cherryh a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-pride-of-chanur
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.