# Is "Here We Are" by Graham Swift a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Here We Are by Graham Swift (Scribner UK, 2020) is identified by: UK hardcover in boards with gilt-lettered spine (London: Scribner / Simon & Schuster UK, 2020; ISBN 9781471188930); full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. The Scribner UK hardcover, published 27 February 2020, is the true first, preceding the US Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK hardcover in boards with gilt-lettered spine (London: Scribner / Simon & Schuster UK, 2020
- ISBN 9781471188930); full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- The first-state jacket carries the printed price as issued
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner UK
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Graham Swift |
| Publisher | Scribner UK |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK hardcover in boards with gilt-lettered spine (London: Scribner / Simon & Schuster UK, 2020 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
UK hardcover in boards with gilt-lettered spine (London: Scribner / Simon & Schuster UK, 2020; ISBN 9781471188930); full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. The first-state jacket carries the printed price as issued.

## Is this the true first?
The Scribner UK hardcover, published 27 February 2020, is the true first, preceding the US Alfred A. Knopf edition (ISBN 9780525658054), which followed on 22 September 2020.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition is a factor here; later UK impressions are told by the lowest number in the printer's key rising above 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Here We Are* by Graham Swift a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/here-we-are
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.