# Is "Casanova's Chinese Restaurant" by Anthony Powell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Casanova's Chinese Restaurant by Anthony Powell (Heinemann, 1960) is identified by: True first is the London Heinemann 1960 hardcover, first impression, in deep red cloth with the spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, jacket by Broom-Lynne, with no statement of a later printing. UK Heinemann 1960 is the true first; the first American edition (Little, Brown) also appeared in 1960.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the London Heinemann 1960 hardcover, first impression, in deep red cloth with the spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, jacket by Broom-Lynne, with no statement of a later printing
- Volume five of A Dance to the Music of Time
- Publisher imprint reads Heinemann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Powell |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the London Heinemann 1960 hardcover, first impression, in deep red cloth with the spine blocked in black and lettered in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first is the London Heinemann 1960 hardcover, first impression, in deep red cloth with the spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, jacket by Broom-Lynne, with no statement of a later printing. Volume five of A Dance to the Music of Time.

## Is this the true first?
UK Heinemann 1960 is the true first; the first American edition (Little, Brown) also appeared in 1960.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions and book-club issues followed; verify the copy carries no later-printing statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Casanova's Chinese Restaurant* by Anthony Powell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/casanovas-chinese-restaurant
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.