# Is "Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe" by Will Self a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe by Will Self (Bloomsbury, 2004) is identified by: Bloomsbury, London, published January 2004; story collection in hardcover, boards with gilt-lettered spine and pictorial jacket, the printed price present on the front flap. UK Bloomsbury (2004) is the true first; the US edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bloomsbury, London, published January 2004; story collection in hardcover, boards with gilt-lettered spine and pictorial jacket, the printed price present on the front flap
- First printing carries a full descending number line ending in 1
- ISBN 0747565317 / 9780747565314
- Publisher imprint reads Bloomsbury
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Will Self |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bloomsbury, London, published January 2004; story collection in hardcover, boards with gilt-lettered spine and pictorial jacket, the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Bloomsbury, London, published January 2004; story collection in hardcover, boards with gilt-lettered spine and pictorial jacket, the printed price present on the front flap. First printing carries a full descending number line ending in 1. ISBN 0747565317 / 9780747565314.

## Is this the true first?
UK Bloomsbury (2004) is the true first; the US edition followed. The Penguin paperback (ISBN 9780141040196) is a later reprint.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings can be identified by the lowest number in the line being higher than 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe* by Will Self a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dr-mukti-and-other-tales-of-woe
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.