# Is "Jerusalem" by Alan Moore a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Jerusalem by Alan Moore (Knockabout, 2016) is identified by: Massive prose novel published in 2016. UK Knockabout and US Liveright hardcovers both appeared in autumn 2016 (broadly simultaneous); the UK Knockabout edition is commonly cited as the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Massive prose novel published in 2016
- UK Knockabout one-volume hardcover runs 1,180 pages in a small point size; the US/Canada Liveright hardcover runs 1,266 pages in a larger point size and carries a different author photo on the jacket
- These typographic differences distinguish the two first-edition states
- Correct publisher/imprint: Knockabout

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Moore |
| Publisher | Knockabout |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Massive prose novel published in 2016 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Massive prose novel published in 2016. UK Knockabout one-volume hardcover runs 1,180 pages in a small point size; the US/Canada Liveright hardcover runs 1,266 pages in a larger point size and carries a different author photo on the jacket. These typographic differences distinguish the two first-edition states.

## Is this the true first?
UK Knockabout and US Liveright hardcovers both appeared in autumn 2016 (broadly simultaneous); the UK Knockabout edition is commonly cited as the true first. A three-volume slipcased set was issued alongside the one-volume hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The simultaneously issued three-volume slipcased set was a paperback edition, not a signed/limited; separate signed copies of the first edition also exist. Later printings and book-club states carry higher number lines.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Jerusalem* by Alan Moore a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/jerusalem
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.