3 Connie Willis first editions are documented on this shelf, from Doomsday Book (1992) to Blackout/All Clear (2010) across 3 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Connie Willis 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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- Doomsday Book — 1992 · Bantam BooksBantam hardcover, octavo, cloth-backed boards; the first printing carries the statement 'A Bantam Book / July 1992 / Published simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback' with a full number line ending in 1, and a priced dust jacket. Issued simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback; the hardcover with the full number line is the prize. The US Bantam 1992 hardcover is the true first; a simultaneous trade paperback exists. The UK New English Library (1992) edition is a separate first. Confirm the full number line on the hardcover copyright page. Book-club edition: no price on the jacket flap, a blind-stamp on the rear board, lacks the full number line, and uses cheaper boards.
- To Say Nothing of the Dog — 1998 · Bantam SpectraFirst Bantam Spectra hardcover, 1998. The full title as it appears is 'To Say Nothing of the Dog, or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.' Identify the first printing by the complete number line reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 on the copyright page; the presence of the 1 at the start of the line is the point, and later printings drop the lower numbers. First-state trade jacket carries its original printed…. The US Bantam Spectra 1998 hardcover is the true first. The UK New English Library edition (1999) is later. The Science Fiction Book Club edition is a separate book-club issue: it typically carries a blind-stamped mark on the rear board, lacks the printed price on the jacket flap, and uses lighter, thinner boards. Confirm the intact number line down to 1 and the priced trade jacket.
- Blackout/All Clear — 2010 · Spectra / BallantineA two-volume novel: 'Blackout' (February 2010) and 'All Clear' (October 2010), each a Spectra hardcover with a full number line ending in 1 and a priced dust jacket. The Hugo was awarded for the combined work. The US Spectra 2010 hardcovers are the true firsts of each volume. UK (Gollancz) editions are later. A complete set requires both first-printing volumes. No prominent book club edition. Verify each volume's number line ends in 1; both volumes are needed for a complete set.
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