2 Minette Walters first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Ice House (1992) to The Sculptress (1993) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Minette Walters 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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The Ice House — 1992 · MacmillanUK Macmillan first, published 26 June 1992: 'First published 1992' by Macmillan with a number line ending in 1. Walters's debut; it won the 1992 CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for best first novel. A scarce true first. UK Macmillan 1992 is the true first; the US St. Martin's Press 1992 edition is a first-thus / first American edition. BCA / book-club editions carry a club code and lack the price; later printings drop the number line ending in 1.
The Sculptress — 1993 · MacmillanUK Macmillan London edition (1993), first edition/first printing. Octavo, 308 pages, bound in original red cloth (paper-covered boards) with gilt spine titling. The first-issue jacket is unclipped, retaining its printed price to the inside front flap. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel (1994) and the Macavity Award. The UK Macmillan edition (1993) is generally accepted as the true first. The US St. Martin's Press edition is also dated 1993 (stated 'First U.S. Edition: October, 1993'); the two appeared the same year and dealers treat the UK issue as preceding, though the gap is narrow. Book-club editions exist in both markets, typically with a blind-stamp to the rear board and no printed jacket price.

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