# Is "Your Secret Admirer" by Carl Laymon (Richard Laymon) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Your Secret Admirer by Carl Laymon (Richard Laymon) (Scholastic, 1980) is identified by: Scholastic YA paperback original as by Carl Laymon (ISBN 0-590-30352-X); Laymon's only book for Scholastic. Paperback original under the Carl Laymon byline; no earlier edition exists.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Scholastic YA paperback original as by Carl Laymon (ISBN 0-590-30352-X)
- Laymon's only book for Scholastic
- Publisher imprint reads Scholastic
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Carl Laymon (Richard Laymon) |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Year | 1980 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Scholastic YA paperback original as by Carl Laymon (ISBN 0-590-30352-X) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Scholastic YA paperback original as by Carl Laymon (ISBN 0-590-30352-X); Laymon's only book for Scholastic.

## Is this the true first?
Paperback original under the Carl Laymon byline; no earlier edition exists.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
N/A (paperback original).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Your Secret Admirer* by Carl Laymon (Richard Laymon) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/your-secret-admirer
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.