# Is "To Live Again" by Robert Silverberg a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of To Live Again by Robert Silverberg (Doubleday, 1969) is identified by: The US Doubleday first hardcover (Garden City, 1969) is stated "First Edition" beneath the copyright notice, following Doubleday's 1927-2000 practice of printing that line on true firsts. US Doubleday first hardcover (Garden City, 1969), stated "First Edition" on the copyright page, blue cloth, Pat Steir jacket art.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- The US Doubleday first hardcover (Garden City, 1969) is stated "First Edition" beneath the copyright notice, following Doubleday's 1927-2000 practice of printing that line on true firsts
- The book is bound in blue cloth with the title stamped in black on the spine, and is issued in an illustrated dust jacket designed by Pat Steir; the first-issue jacket carries the printed price and should not be replaced or clipped away
- The Doubleday gutter code ("K32", the manufacturing code for this printing) is stamped in the gutter of one of the final leaves
- The text runs 231 pages
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Silverberg |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | The US Doubleday first hardcover (Garden City, 1969) is stated "First Edition" beneath the copyright notice, following Doubleday's… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
The US Doubleday first hardcover (Garden City, 1969) is stated "First Edition" beneath the copyright notice, following Doubleday's 1927-2000 practice of printing that line on true firsts. The book is bound in blue cloth with the title stamped in black on the spine, and is issued in an illustrated dust jacket designed by Pat Steir; the first-issue jacket carries the printed price and should not be replaced or clipped away. The Doubleday gutter code ("K32", the manufacturing code for this printing) is stamped in the gutter of one of the final leaves. The text runs 231 pages.

## Is this the true first?
US Doubleday first hardcover (Garden City, 1969), stated "First Edition" on the copyright page, blue cloth, Pat Steir jacket art.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The book club edition lacks the stated "First Edition" line and the printed-price jacket, is bound and printed more cheaply, and typically carries a small blind-stamp (impressed square or dot) on the lower rear board. Note that the Doubleday gutter code alone does not distinguish trade from book-club copies, since Doubleday used gutter codes on both; rely on the stated "First Edition", the priced jacket, and the absence of the blind stamp.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *To Live Again* by Robert Silverberg a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/to-live-again
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.