The points of issue
First book edition: Drawn & Quarterly hardcover, 2015, bound in color pictorial boards under a printed translucent mylar dust jacket through which the boards show, with color pictorial endpapers. A first printing carries no later-printing statement on the indicia.
Is this the true first?
Several of the six stories first appeared in Optic Nerve issues 12 through 14; the 2015 Drawn & Quarterly hardcover is the first collected book edition.
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of Killing and Dying a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: First book edition: Drawn & Quarterly hardcover, 2015, bound in color pictorial boards under a printed translucent mylar dust jacket through which the boards show, with color pictorial endpapers. A first printing carries no later-printing statement on the indicia.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. Several of the six stories first appeared in Optic Nerve issues 12 through 14; the 2015 Drawn & Quarterly hardcover is the first collected book edition.
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
No book-club edition.
I have a first edition of Killing and Dying — what should I do?
If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.