# Is "Elizabeth Finch" by Julian Barnes a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape, 2022) is identified by: Novel (ISBN 9781787333932; approx. The UK Jonathan Cape edition (2022) is the true first, preceding the US Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Novel (ISBN 9781787333932; approx
- Hardcover, issued in a pictorial dust jacket designed by Suzanne Dean with cut-away circles revealing the cover beneath
- First printing carries a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Julian Barnes |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Novel (ISBN 9781787333932; approx |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Novel (ISBN 9781787333932; approx. 179 pp). Hardcover, issued in a pictorial dust jacket designed by Suzanne Dean with cut-away circles revealing the cover beneath. First printing carries a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Jonathan Cape edition (2022) is the true first, preceding the US Alfred A. Knopf edition (2022).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions adjust the number line or add an impression statement on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Elizabeth Finch* by Julian Barnes a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/elizabeth-finch
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.