# Is "Ravenshoe" by Henry Kingsley a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Ravenshoe by Henry Kingsley (Macmillan and Co., 1862) is identified by: First edition, three volumes, following serialization in Macmillan's Magazine from January 1861 to July 1862, and generally considered Kingsley's best novel.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, three volumes, following serialization in Macmillan's Magazine from January 1861 to July 1862, and generally considered Kingsley's best novel
- Collation: volume I, viii+298pp.; volume II, viii+275pp.; volume III, vii+266pp
- Half-titles are present in the volumes
- Surviving trade copies are most often found bound in half black leather with marbled paper boards, gilt-ruled bands, and a gilt-stamped spine title
- Publisher imprint reads Macmillan and Co.
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Henry Kingsley |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Co. |
| Year | 1862 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, three volumes, following serialization in Macmillan's Magazine from January 1861 to July 1862, and generally considered… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, three volumes, following serialization in Macmillan's Magazine from January 1861 to July 1862, and generally considered Kingsley's best novel. Collation: volume I, viii+298pp.; volume II, viii+275pp.; volume III, vii+266pp. Half-titles are present in the volumes. Surviving trade copies are most often found bound in half black leather with marbled paper boards, gilt-ruled bands, and a gilt-stamped spine title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Ravenshoe* by Henry Kingsley a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/ravenshoe
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.