# Is "The Stories of Ray Bradbury" by Ray Bradbury a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Stories of Ray Bradbury by Ray Bradbury (Alfred A. Knopf, 1980) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon; trade dust jacket is priced. US Knopf first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon; trade dust jacket is priced
- Large career-retrospective collection of one hundred stories, with title stamped in yellow-gold on the trade binding
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1980 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon; trade dust jacket is priced |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states 'First Edition' with the Borzoi colophon; trade dust jacket is priced. Large career-retrospective collection of one hundred stories, with title stamped in yellow-gold on the trade binding.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf first edition. A signed presentation/limited issue of sixty specially bound copies also exists, carrying a tipped-in limitation leaf and a different binding.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club edition shows a blind stamp on the board and a jacket without the printed price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Stories of Ray Bradbury* by Ray Bradbury a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-stories-of-ray-bradbury
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.