# Is "The Roswell Incident" by Charles Berlitz a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Roswell Incident by Charles Berlitz (Grosset & Dunlap, 1980) is identified by: First edition, first printing (stated), by Charles Berlitz with William L. US Grosset & Dunlap, 1980, is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing (stated), by Charles Berlitz with William L. Moore
- Grosset & Dunlap, 1980
- Bound in orange cloth boards, 168 pages, with an unclipped dust jacket bearing the printed price
- Publisher imprint reads Grosset & Dunlap
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Charles Berlitz |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Year | 1980 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing (stated), by Charles Berlitz with William L. Moore |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing (stated), by Charles Berlitz with William L. Moore; Grosset & Dunlap, 1980. Bound in orange cloth boards, 168 pages, with an unclipped dust jacket bearing the printed price.

## Is this the true first?
US Grosset & Dunlap, 1980, is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions and later printings reprint the text but are not the first edition and are far less collectible. Use the points above to be certain — see book-club edition vs. first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Roswell Incident* by Charles Berlitz a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-roswell-incident
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.