# Is "Regency Buck" by Georgette Heyer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer (William Heinemann, 1935) is identified by: Heinemann, London, 1935 first edition — Heyer's first novel set in the Regency period, effectively the founding text of the Regency-romance subgenre. UK Heinemann 1935 is the true first; the US (Doubleday Doran) edition follows as a separate first-in-territory.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Heinemann, London, 1935 first edition — Heyer's first novel set in the Regency period, effectively the founding text of the Regency-romance subgenre
- UK cloth with Heinemann device; the verso of the title carries no later reprint statement
- The original 1935 dust jacket shows a pugilist illustration on the spine, a feature present only on the first edition
- Publisher imprint reads William Heinemann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Georgette Heyer |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
| Year | 1935 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Heinemann, London, 1935 first edition — Heyer's first novel set in the Regency period, effectively the founding text of the Regency-romance… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Heinemann, London, 1935 first edition — Heyer's first novel set in the Regency period, effectively the founding text of the Regency-romance subgenre. UK cloth with Heinemann device; the verso of the title carries no later reprint statement. The original 1935 dust jacket shows a pugilist illustration on the spine, a feature present only on the first edition.

## Is this the true first?
UK Heinemann 1935 is the true first; the US (Doubleday Doran) edition follows as a separate first-in-territory.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Heinemann reprints reused the front-cover design but dropped the spine pugilist and added reprint statements on the verso; the US edition is not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Regency Buck* by Georgette Heyer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/regency-buck
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.