# Is "Quinx, or The Ripper's Tale" by Lawrence Durrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Quinx, or The Ripper's Tale by Lawrence Durrell (Faber & Faber, 1985) is identified by: London: Faber & Faber, 1985. UK Faber & Faber is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- London: Faber & Faber, 1985
- First edition, first impression in publisher's olive cloth, 201 pp, with unclipped dust jacket bearing a David Gentleman watercolour and Pentagram jacket design; the printed price should be present to the front flap
- ISBN 0571134440
- Volume 5, the final volume, of The Avignon Quintet
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lawrence Durrell |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1985 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | London: Faber & Faber, 1985 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
London: Faber & Faber, 1985. First edition, first impression in publisher's olive cloth, 201 pp, with unclipped dust jacket bearing a David Gentleman watercolour and Pentagram jacket design; the printed price should be present to the front flap. ISBN 0571134440. Volume 5, the final volume, of The Avignon Quintet.

## Is this the true first?
UK Faber & Faber is the true first. A US edition followed from The Viking Press in 1985.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue noted.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Quinx, or The Ripper's Tale* by Lawrence Durrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/quinx-or-the-rippers-tale
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.