# Is "Enderby Outside" by Anthony Burgess a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Enderby Outside by Anthony Burgess (William Heinemann, 1968) is identified by: First edition, first printing. UK William Heinemann 1968 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing
- Second of the Enderby novels, bound in brown cloth with gilt spine lettering
- The UK Heinemann edition is the true first; there was no separate first US hardcover under this title
- Publisher imprint reads William Heinemann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
| Year | 1968 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing. Second of the Enderby novels, bound in brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. The UK Heinemann edition is the true first; there was no separate first US hardcover under this title.

## Is this the true first?
UK William Heinemann 1968 is the true first. In the US the text first appeared within the Norton omnibus Enderby (1968), which combined Inside Mr Enderby and Enderby Outside.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Enderby Outside* by Anthony Burgess a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/enderby-outside
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.