# Is "An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist" by Richard Dawkins a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins (Bantam Press, 2013) is identified by: UK first printing from Bantam Press (Transworld imprint) with a full descending 10-to-1 number line on the copyright page, the lowest number 1 indicating the first printing, and the first-issue priced dust jacket. The UK Bantam Press hardcover and the US edition (published under HarperCollins/Ecco) were both released on 12 September 2013, so this was a simultaneous UK/US publication rather than a clear UK-first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK first printing from Bantam Press (Transworld imprint) with a full descending 10-to-1 number line on the copyright page, the lowest number 1 indicating the first printing, and the first-issue priced dust jacket
- First volume of Dawkins's memoir
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Richard Dawkins |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK first printing from Bantam Press (Transworld imprint) with a full descending 10-to-1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK first printing from Bantam Press (Transworld imprint) with a full descending 10-to-1 number line on the copyright page, the lowest number 1 indicating the first printing, and the first-issue priced dust jacket. First volume of Dawkins's memoir.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bantam Press hardcover and the US edition (published under HarperCollins/Ecco) were both released on 12 September 2013, so this was a simultaneous UK/US publication rather than a clear UK-first. Collectors treat the Bantam Press printing as the true first, but priority over the US issue is not clear-cut.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No prominent book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist* by Richard Dawkins a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/an-appetite-for-wonder-the-making-of-a-scientist
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.