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

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dominion by Bentley Little (Signet, 1996) is identified by: Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451187482, published early 1996. US paperback original; the Signet PBO is the true first, issued simultaneously with no hardcover precedent.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451187482, published early 1996
- The first printing states 'First Printing, [month], 1996' on the copyright page above a full descending number line ending in 1, per the standard Signet convention
- The first-issue wraps carry the tagline 'A new dominion has risen' with the pictorial horror cover art; the printed cover price should be present at the top of the front cover
- Publisher imprint reads Signet
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bentley Little |
| Publisher | Signet |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451187482, published early 1996 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Signet (New American Library) mass-market paperback original, ISBN 0451187482, published early 1996. The first printing states 'First Printing, [month], 1996' on the copyright page above a full descending number line ending in 1, per the standard Signet convention. The first-issue wraps carry the tagline 'A new dominion has risen' with the pictorial horror cover art; the printed cover price should be present at the top of the front cover.

## Is this the true first?
US paperback original; the Signet PBO is the true first, issued simultaneously with no hardcover precedent.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
N/A (paperback original); no book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dominion* by Bentley Little a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dominion
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.