# Is "Life" by Keith Richards (with James Fox) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Life by Keith Richards (with James Fox) (Little, Brown and Company, 2010) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Edition: October 2010' with a full number line ending in 1; ISBN 978-0-316-03438-8; brown boards lettered in silver on cover and spine, octavo, with color and black-and-white photographs; first-printing jackets are not price-clipped. The US Little, Brown edition is the true first (October 2010); the British Weidenfeld & Nicolson edition is a separate UK first, not the US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states 'First Edition: October 2010' with a full number line ending in 1
- ISBN 978-0-316-03438-8; brown boards lettered in silver on cover and spine, octavo, with color and black-and-white photographs; first-printing jackets are not price-clipped
- Published October 2010 by Little, Brown
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Keith Richards (with James Fox) |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states 'First Edition: October 2010' with a full number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states 'First Edition: October 2010' with a full number line ending in 1; ISBN 978-0-316-03438-8; brown boards lettered in silver on cover and spine, octavo, with color and black-and-white photographs; first-printing jackets are not price-clipped. Published October 2010 by Little, Brown.

## Is this the true first?
The US Little, Brown edition is the true first (October 2010); the British Weidenfeld & Nicolson edition is a separate UK first, not the US true first. Signed copies (bookplate or in-person) carry a premium, but signing is not a point of the trade first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions typically lack the 'First Edition: October 2010' statement and the number-line 1, may carry a blind-stamp on the rear board, and use lighter, cheaper boards.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Life* by Keith Richards (with James Fox) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/life
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.