4 China Miéville first editions are documented on this shelf, from Perdido Street Station (2000) to The City & the City (2009) across 3 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that China Miéville title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
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- Perdido Street Station — 2000 · MacmillanUK Macmillan hardcover (2000, ISBN 0333781724) is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement, publisher's boards. The first US edition (Del Rey, 2001) is a trade paperback original, not a hardcover, and is later. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke and British Fantasy awards and a Locus Award. The UK Macmillan 2000 hardcover is the true first, preceding the later US Del Rey edition, which appeared as a trade paperback. The UK hardcover is the prize for collectors. A US book-club hardcover edition of Perdido Street Station exists and should not be mistaken for the UK first; the key point is the UK 2000 hardcover preceding the later US paperback.
- The Scar — 2002 · MacmillanUK Macmillan hardcover (2002, ISBN 0333781740/9780333781746) is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement, publisher's boards. The first US edition (Del Rey, 2002) is a trade paperback original with French flaps, and is later. Locus Award notable. The UK Macmillan 2002 hardcover is the true first, preceding the US Del Rey edition, which appeared as a trade paperback original rather than a hardcover. No prominent book-club edition; the operative point is precedence of the UK hardcover over the later US trade-paperback original.
- Iron Council — 2004 · MacmillanUK Macmillan hardcover, 2004, bound in quarter red paper over black paper boards with silver lettering to the spine, in a pictorial dust jacket carrying the printed price on the front flap. A signed, slipcased Macmillan limited edition of 1,000 copies was also issued in 2004. Third Bas-Lag / New Crobuzon novel; winner of the 2004 BSFA Award and the 2005 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The UK Macmillan hardcover of 2004 is the true first and precedes or parallels the US Del Rey (Ballantine) hardcover of 2004, whose jacket is credited to David Stevenson and Carl D. Galian. Signed copies are relatively common. The US Del Rey hardcover is the first US edition, not the true first; later printings of either issue are reprints and lack the 2004 first-state points.
- The City & the City — 2009 · MacmillanUK Macmillan hardcover, published 15 May 2009, is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement. The US Del Rey hardcover (2009) is near-simultaneous and carries a full descending number line (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Winner of the Hugo, Arthur C. Clarke, BSFA and Locus (Fantasy) awards. Signed UK first editions exist from launch. The UK Macmillan hardcover (15 May 2009) is the true first, slightly preceding the US Del Rey 2009 hardcover. A US book-club edition exists: typically no price on the jacket and a blind-stamp on the rear board, lacking the full number line. The principal point is precedence of the UK edition over the US.
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