# Is "A Place Called Freedom" by Ken Follett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett (Crown, 1995) is identified by: US first: Crown Publishers, 1995, quarter red cloth over cream/parchment boards, spine lettering, antique-map endpapers; number line present indicating first printing; dust jacket present and unclipped. A UK Macmillan (Pan Macmillan, London) edition and a US Crown edition both appeared in 1995.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US first: Crown Publishers, 1995, quarter red cloth over cream/parchment boards, spine lettering, antique-map endpapers; number line present indicating first printing; dust jacket present and unclipped
- Publisher imprint reads Crown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Publisher | Crown |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US first: Crown Publishers, 1995, quarter red cloth over cream/parchment boards, spine… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US first: Crown Publishers, 1995, quarter red cloth over cream/parchment boards, spine lettering, antique-map endpapers; number line present indicating first printing; dust jacket present and unclipped.

## Is this the true first?
A UK Macmillan (Pan Macmillan, London) edition and a US Crown edition both appeared in 1995. The UK Macmillan hardcover is the likely true first for this British author; precise precedence is not firmly established, so this record identifies the US Crown first only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions carry a blind-stamped dot to the rear board and lack the number line / 'First Edition' statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Place Called Freedom* by Ken Follett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-place-called-freedom
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.