# Is "A Civil Campaign" by Lois McMaster Bujold a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen Books, 1999) is identified by: Baen hardcover, subtitled A Comedy of Biology and Manners; copyright page states First printing, September 1999 with number line ending in 1. US Baen hardcover (September 1999) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Baen hardcover, subtitled A Comedy of Biology and Manners; copyright page states First printing, September 1999 with number line ending in 1
- Priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Baen Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
| Year | 1999 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Baen hardcover, subtitled A Comedy of Biology and Manners; copyright page states First printing, September 1999 with number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Baen hardcover, subtitled A Comedy of Biology and Manners; copyright page states First printing, September 1999 with number line ending in 1. Priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US Baen hardcover (September 1999) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
SFBC edition exists; identifiable by gutter code and unpriced jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Civil Campaign* by Lois McMaster Bujold a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-civil-campaign
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.