# Is "Dubliners" by James Joyce a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dubliners by James Joyce (Grant Richards, 1914) is identified by: London Grant Richards 1914, red cloth. Grant Richards London 1914 is the true first, preceding B.W.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- London Grant Richards 1914, red cloth
- The genuine first has the publisher's device and is distinguished from the 1916 US Huebsch edition
- Notoriously delayed (set in type 1906) but not published until 1914 after years of printer's objections
- Publisher imprint reads Grant Richards
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Joyce |
| Publisher | Grant Richards |
| Year | 1914 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | London Grant Richards 1914, red cloth |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
London Grant Richards 1914, red cloth. The genuine first has the publisher's device and is distinguished from the 1916 US Huebsch edition. Notoriously delayed (set in type 1906) but not published until 1914 after years of printer's objections.

## Is this the true first?
Grant Richards London 1914 is the true first, preceding B.W. Huebsch New York 1916 (the first US, printed from English sheets/plates). UK precedes US.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Modern Library and later reprints are clearly marked; any edition dated after 1914 or bearing a US imprint is not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dubliners* by James Joyce a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dubliners
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.