2 Paul Scott first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Jewel in the Crown (1966) to Staying On (1977). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Paul Scott 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 Jewel in the Crown — 1966 · William HeinemannThe true first is William Heinemann (London), 1966, in original terracotta boards lettered in gilt, issued in a priced dust jacket designed by Larry Learmonth. It is the opening volume of Scott's Raj Quartet. The first American edition, William Morrow (New York), also 1966, follows the London printing. Identify by the Heinemann imprint dated 1966 with no later-printing statement. UK precedes US: William Heinemann, London (1966) is the true first; William Morrow, New York (1966) is the first American edition, published after the British. Both carry a 1966 date, but the London issue has priority.
Staying On — 1977 · William HeinemannFirst UK edition, William Heinemann, London, 1977. 'First published 1977' stated on the copyright page, with no later impression line. Original boards in dust jacket. Winner of the 1977 Booker Prize; coda to the Raj Quartet. The Heinemann UK edition is the true first; the US William Morrow edition also appeared in 1977 and followed. The US Morrow edition carries a US imprint and is later within 1977. No prominent book-club edition.

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