# Is "Griffith Gaunt; or, Jealousy" by Charles Reade a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Griffith Gaunt; or, Jealousy by Charles Reade (Chapman and Hall, 1866) is identified by: First edition, three volumes, published 17 October 1866, collating 302, 318, and 328 pages respectively.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, three volumes, published 17 October 1866, collating 302, 318, and 328 pages respectively
- Reade himself considered it his best novel, and it was a popular success in its day, yet genuine three-volume first-edition sets are scarce in commerce: one specialist dealer's catalogue notes that only two copies have appeared in the auction record since 1982
- Cited by the trade as Sadleir 2004 and Wolff 5707
- Publisher imprint reads Chapman and Hall
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Charles Reade |
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall |
| Year | 1866 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, three volumes, published 17 October 1866, collating 302, 318, and 328 pages respectively |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, three volumes, published 17 October 1866, collating 302, 318, and 328 pages respectively. Reade himself considered it his best novel, and it was a popular success in its day, yet genuine three-volume first-edition sets are scarce in commerce: one specialist dealer's catalogue notes that only two copies have appeared in the auction record since 1982. Cited by the trade as Sadleir 2004 and Wolff 5707.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Griffith Gaunt; or, Jealousy* by Charles Reade a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/griffith-gaunt-or-jealousy
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.