# Is "Trumps of Doom" by Roger Zelazny a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny (Arbor House; Underwood-Miller, 1985) is identified by: First edition, first printing from Arbor House with a number line on the copyright page and an unclipped, priced dust jacket. US Arbor House trade hardcover is the true first edition; the Underwood-Miller signed/limited is a parallel collectible.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing from Arbor House with a number line on the copyright page and an unclipped, priced dust jacket
- First Merlin novel and seventh Amber book
- A parallel Underwood-Miller signed/limited edition was also issued
- Publisher imprint reads Arbor House; Underwood-Miller
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roger Zelazny |
| Publisher | Arbor House; Underwood-Miller |
| Year | 1985 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing from Arbor House with a number line on the copyright page and an unclipped, priced dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing from Arbor House with a number line on the copyright page and an unclipped, priced dust jacket. First Merlin novel and seventh Amber book. A parallel Underwood-Miller signed/limited edition was also issued.

## Is this the true first?
US Arbor House trade hardcover is the true first edition; the Underwood-Miller signed/limited is a parallel collectible.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book club hardcover exists, identified by a smaller, lighter binding, the absence of a jacket price, and a blind stamp on the rear board; not a true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Trumps of Doom* by Roger Zelazny a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/trumps-of-doom
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.