# Is "University" by Bentley Little a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of University by Bentley Little (Signet, 1995) is identified by: Signet mass-market paperback original (ISBN 0451183908), April 1995. US paperback original is the true first trade edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Signet mass-market paperback original (ISBN 0451183908), April 1995
- First printing states the printing on the copyright page (Signet/NAL 'First Printing' statement with a descending number line ending in 1)
- Publisher imprint reads Signet
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bentley Little |
| Publisher | Signet |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Signet mass-market paperback original (ISBN 0451183908), April 1995 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Signet mass-market paperback original (ISBN 0451183908), April 1995. First printing states the printing on the copyright page (Signet/NAL 'First Printing' statement with a descending number line ending in 1).

## Is this the true first?
US paperback original is the true first trade edition. A Signet book-club hardcover in dust jacket also exists from 1995; as a book-club edition it is not the true first. Cemetery Dance later issued a signed limited hardcover (first thus).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club hardcover exists; distinguish it from the mass-market PBO, which is the collectible first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *University* by Bentley Little a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/university
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.