# Is "The Vintage Bradbury" by Ray Bradbury a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Vintage Bradbury by Ray Bradbury (Vintage/Random House, 1965) is identified by: Vintage paperback original, V-294, September 1965, subtitled 'Ray Bradbury's Own Selection of His Best Stories,' collecting 23 stories with an introduction by Gilbert Highet. US Vintage first thus, September 1965; the component stories were previously published and precede this collection.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Vintage paperback original, V-294, September 1965, subtitled 'Ray Bradbury's Own Selection of His Best Stories,' collecting 23 stories with an introduction by Gilbert Highet
- This is the first 'best of' Bradbury collection assembled by the author
- A scarce simultaneous buckram-bound hardcover issue also exists
- First thus selection
- Publisher imprint reads Vintage/Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ray Bradbury |
| Publisher | Vintage/Random House |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Vintage paperback original, V-294, September 1965, subtitled 'Ray Bradbury's Own Selection of His Best Stories,' collecting 23 stories with… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Vintage paperback original, V-294, September 1965, subtitled 'Ray Bradbury's Own Selection of His Best Stories,' collecting 23 stories with an introduction by Gilbert Highet. This is the first 'best of' Bradbury collection assembled by the author. A scarce simultaneous buckram-bound hardcover issue also exists. First thus selection.

## Is this the true first?
US Vintage first thus, September 1965; the component stories were previously published and precede this collection.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Vintage Bradbury* by Ray Bradbury a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-vintage-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.