# Is "Duffy" by Dan Kavanagh (Julian Barnes) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Duffy by Dan Kavanagh (Julian Barnes) (Jonathan Cape, 1980) is identified by: Crime novel issued under the 'Dan Kavanagh' pseudonym; boards with gilt-lettered spine; copyright page states first published 1980 (ISBN 0-224-01822-1); original dust wrapper. UK Jonathan Cape (1980) precedes the US Pantheon edition (1986).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Crime novel issued under the 'Dan Kavanagh' pseudonym; boards with gilt-lettered spine; copyright page states first published 1980 (ISBN 0-224-01822-1); original dust wrapper
- First of the Duffy series
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dan Kavanagh (Julian Barnes) |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 1980 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Crime novel issued under the 'Dan Kavanagh' pseudonym; boards with gilt-lettered spine; copyright page states first published 1980 (ISBN… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Crime novel issued under the 'Dan Kavanagh' pseudonym; boards with gilt-lettered spine; copyright page states first published 1980 (ISBN 0-224-01822-1); original dust wrapper. First of the Duffy series.

## Is this the true first?
UK Jonathan Cape (1980) precedes the US Pantheon edition (1986). True first under the 'Dan Kavanagh' pseudonym for Julian Barnes.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition noted.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Duffy* by Dan Kavanagh (Julian Barnes) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/duffy
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.