# Is "Perdido Street Station" by China Miéville a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Perdido Street Station by China Miéville (Macmillan, 2000) is identified by: UK Macmillan hardcover (2000, ISBN 0333781724) is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement, publisher's boards. The UK Macmillan 2000 hardcover is the true first, preceding the later US Del Rey edition, which appeared as a trade paperback.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Macmillan hardcover (2000, ISBN 0333781724) is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement, publisher's boards
- The first US edition (Del Rey, 2001) is a trade paperback original, not a hardcover, and is later
- Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke and British Fantasy awards and a Locus Award
- Publisher imprint reads Macmillan
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | China Miéville |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Macmillan hardcover (2000, ISBN 0333781724) is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement, publisher's boards |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Macmillan hardcover (2000, ISBN 0333781724) is the true first: priced dust jacket, no later-printing statement, publisher's boards. The first US edition (Del Rey, 2001) is a trade paperback original, not a hardcover, and is later. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke and British Fantasy awards and a Locus Award.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Macmillan 2000 hardcover is the true first, preceding the later US Del Rey edition, which appeared as a trade paperback. The UK hardcover is the prize for collectors.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A US book-club hardcover edition of Perdido Street Station exists and should not be mistaken for the UK first; the key point is the UK 2000 hardcover preceding the later US paperback.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Perdido Street Station* by China Miéville a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/perdido-street-station
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.