# Is "The Vampire Armand" by Anne Rice a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998) is identified by: A Borzoi Book from Alfred A. US Knopf trade edition is the collected first of Armand's story.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- A Borzoi Book from Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1998, book six of the Vampire Chronicles
- The copyright page states 'First Edition' (some copies read 'First Trade Edition'); a first printing shows the number line ending in 1 with no later-printing statement
- Issued in cloth-and-board binding under a priced first-state dust jacket whose front panel reproduces a Renaissance painting (a Botticelli-school image evoking Armand's 'face of a Botticelli angel'), with the printed price present at the upper corner of the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Rice |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1998 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | A Borzoi Book from Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1998, book six of the Vampire Chronicles |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
A Borzoi Book from Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1998, book six of the Vampire Chronicles. The copyright page states 'First Edition' (some copies read 'First Trade Edition'); a first printing shows the number line ending in 1 with no later-printing statement. Issued in cloth-and-board binding under a priced first-state dust jacket whose front panel reproduces a Renaissance painting (a Botticelli-school image evoking Armand's 'face of a Botticelli angel'), with the printed price present at the upper corner of the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf trade edition is the collected first of Armand's story.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club and later printings lack the stated 'First Edition' line and the terminal 1 in the number line on the copyright page; verify that line is present. Book-club copies also typically lack a printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Vampire Armand* by Anne Rice a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-vampire-armand
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.