# Is "Frederica" by Georgette Heyer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Frederica by Georgette Heyer (The Bodley Head, 1965) is identified by: UK first published by The Bodley Head, London, 1965 (issued September 1965). The UK Bodley Head edition is the true first; the US edition (E.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK first published by The Bodley Head, London, 1965 (issued September 1965)
- Identify by the Bodley Head imprint, the 1965 date with no later-impression statement, green cloth boards with gilt titles, and the original illustrated UK dust jacket
- Heyer, who effectively founded the Regency romance, is collected in her Bodley Head firsts
- Publisher imprint reads The Bodley Head
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Georgette Heyer |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK first published by The Bodley Head, London, 1965 (issued September 1965) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
UK first published by The Bodley Head, London, 1965 (issued September 1965). Identify by the Bodley Head imprint, the 1965 date with no later-impression statement, green cloth boards with gilt titles, and the original illustrated UK dust jacket. Heyer, who effectively founded the Regency romance, is collected in her Bodley Head firsts.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Bodley Head edition is the true first; the US edition (E. P. Dutton, New York, 1965) followed and is a separate, slightly later printing. For Heyer generally the UK firsts (Heinemann, then Bodley Head) precede the US editions.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club issue; the traps are the later US Dutton edition and book-club-style reprints. Verify the Bodley Head imprint and a first-impression copyright statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Frederica* by Georgette Heyer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/frederica
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.