# Is "Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem" by Peter Ackroyd a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd (Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994) is identified by: Hardcover in boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket priced accordingly. The UK Sinclair-Stevenson edition of 1994 is the true first and precedes the US edition (Nan A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover in boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket priced accordingly
- The UK first uses the title Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem; the US edition was retitled The Trial of Elizabeth Cree
- Publisher imprint reads Sinclair-Stevenson
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher | Sinclair-Stevenson |
| Year | 1994 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover in boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket priced accordingly |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Hardcover in boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket priced accordingly. The UK first uses the title Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem; the US edition was retitled The Trial of Elizabeth Cree.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Sinclair-Stevenson edition of 1994 is the true first and precedes the US edition (Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, 1995), which appeared under the changed title The Trial of Elizabeth Cree.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The US edition is a separate first-thus published under a different title; it does not precede the UK first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem* by Peter Ackroyd a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dan-leno-and-the-limehouse-golem
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.