# Is "Mystic River (UK)" by Dennis Lehane a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Mystic River (UK) by Dennis Lehane (Bantam Press, 2001) is identified by: UK Bantam Press (Transworld) edition, 2001, ISBN 0593047508. First-thus.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Bantam Press (Transworld) edition, 2001, ISBN 0593047508
- It states 'First published in Great Britain' with a number line and is a first-thus in the UK, collected by British buyers but secondary in precedence to the US Morrow first
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dennis Lehane |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Bantam Press (Transworld) edition, 2001, ISBN 0593047508 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Bantam Press (Transworld) edition, 2001, ISBN 0593047508. It states 'First published in Great Britain' with a number line and is a first-thus in the UK, collected by British buyers but secondary in precedence to the US Morrow first.

## Is this the true first?
First-thus. The true first is the US William Morrow 2001 edition (ISBN 0688163165); the American first holds priority for this American author. Listed to flag the precedence trap.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club (BCA) UK printings carry a BCA code and lack a printed price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Mystic River (UK)* by Dennis Lehane a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/mystic-river-uk
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.