# Is "Can You Forgive Her?" by Anthony Trollope a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope (Chapman and Hall, 1864) is identified by: First book edition in two volumes (volume I dated 1864, volume II dated 1865), following original publication in the printed price monthly parts from January 1864 to August 1865. The English two-volume Chapman and Hall edition (1864-1865) precedes the American first edition from Harper and Brothers, New York, which did not appear until September 1865, after the second English volume.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First book edition in two volumes (volume I dated 1864, volume II dated 1865), following original publication in the printed price monthly parts from January 1864 to August 1865
- Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen further plates by Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz'), who drew the first twenty illustrations for the serial; volume II instead carries twenty plates by Miss E. Taylor of St Leonards, who took over after Trollope grew dissatisfied with Phiz's work
- The differing illustrators between the two volumes, correctly matched to the stated dates, are themselves a checkable point of a genuine first set
- Publisher imprint reads Chapman and Hall
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Trollope |
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall |
| Year | 1864 |
| True first | American edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First book edition in two volumes (volume I dated 1864, volume II dated 1865), following original publication in the printed price monthly… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First book edition in two volumes (volume I dated 1864, volume II dated 1865), following original publication in the printed price monthly parts from January 1864 to August 1865. Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen further plates by Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz'), who drew the first twenty illustrations for the serial; volume II instead carries twenty plates by Miss E. Taylor of St Leonards, who took over after Trollope grew dissatisfied with Phiz's work. The differing illustrators between the two volumes, correctly matched to the stated dates, are themselves a checkable point of a genuine first set.

## Is this the true first?
The English two-volume Chapman and Hall edition (1864-1865) precedes the American first edition from Harper and Brothers, New York, which did not appear until September 1865, after the second English volume.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Can You Forgive Her?* by Anthony Trollope a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/can-you-forgive-her
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.