# Is "Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution" by Richard Dawkins a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution by Richard Dawkins (Head of Zeus, 2021) is identified by: UK first printing from Head of Zeus (Apollo imprint), illustrated by Jana Lenzova, with a first-issue priced dust jacket. UK true first (Head of Zeus / Apollo imprint, 2021).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK first printing from Head of Zeus (Apollo imprint), illustrated by Jana Lenzova, with a first-issue priced dust jacket
- First edition of this illustrated work
- Publisher imprint reads Head of Zeus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

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|---|---|
| Author | Richard Dawkins |
| Publisher | Head of Zeus |
| Year | 2021 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK first printing from Head of Zeus (Apollo imprint), illustrated by Jana Lenzova, with a… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK first printing from Head of Zeus (Apollo imprint), illustrated by Jana Lenzova, with a first-issue priced dust jacket. First edition of this illustrated work.

## Is this the true first?
UK true first (Head of Zeus / Apollo imprint, 2021). The US and UK issues are the same Head of Zeus edition sharing one ISBN under the same title; there is no separate US title.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution* by Richard Dawkins a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/flights-of-fancy-defying-gravity-by-design-and-evolution
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.