# Is "Bold as Love" by Gwyneth Jones a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Bold as Love by Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz, 2001) is identified by: UK Gollancz hardcover, London 2001, full title Bold as Love: A Near Future Fantasy (ISBN 0575070307). The UK Gollancz 2001 hardcover is the true first and the only true first; no earlier competing US edition appeared.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Gollancz hardcover, London 2001, full title Bold as Love: A Near Future Fantasy (ISBN 0575070307)
- Bound in green linen with gilt titles stamped to the spine, in the first-issue dust jacket with cover art by Anne Sudworth; the copyright page carries the statement 'This edition first published in Great Britain in 2001 by Gollancz', identifying the first printing
- Publisher imprint reads Gollancz
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gwyneth Jones |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Gollancz hardcover, London 2001, full title Bold as Love: A Near Future Fantasy (ISBN 0575070307) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Gollancz hardcover, London 2001, full title Bold as Love: A Near Future Fantasy (ISBN 0575070307). Bound in green linen with gilt titles stamped to the spine, in the first-issue dust jacket with cover art by Anne Sudworth; the copyright page carries the statement 'This edition first published in Great Britain in 2001 by Gollancz', identifying the first printing.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Gollancz 2001 hardcover is the true first and the only true first; no earlier competing US edition appeared. Won the 2002 Arthur C. Clarke Award and was shortlisted for the 2001 BSFA Award. First book of the Bold as Love cycle.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Gollancz S.F. reissues, the SF Masterworks edition, and print-on-demand issues are reprints, distinguished by their own series wording and later ISBNs; the true first is the green-linen 2001 hardcover with the Sudworth jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Bold as Love* by Gwyneth Jones a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/bold-as-love
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.