# Is "Inside Mr Enderby" by Anthony Burgess a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Inside Mr Enderby by Anthony Burgess (Heinemann, 1963) is identified by: First published in 1963 by Heinemann under the pseudonym 'Joseph Kell' - the true first carries the Kell byline, not Burgess. The UK Heinemann edition (1963), bylined 'Joseph Kell', is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published in 1963 by Heinemann under the pseudonym 'Joseph Kell' - the true first carries the Kell byline, not Burgess
- This is the key bibliographic point
- First volume of the Enderby sequence
- Publisher imprint reads Heinemann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Year | 1963 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published in 1963 by Heinemann under the pseudonym 'Joseph Kell' - the true first carries the Kell byline, not Burgess |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First published in 1963 by Heinemann under the pseudonym 'Joseph Kell' - the true first carries the Kell byline, not Burgess. This is the key bibliographic point. First volume of the Enderby sequence.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Heinemann edition (1963), bylined 'Joseph Kell', is the true first. Later editions under Burgess's own name, and the US Norton 'Enderby' omnibus, are subsequent.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Editions crediting 'Anthony Burgess' on the title page are later, not the true first.

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