# Is "Shadow Dance" by Angela Carter a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Shadow Dance by Angela Carter (Heinemann, 1966) is identified by: First edition, London: William Heinemann, 1966, the copyright page stating 'First published 1966'; Carter's debut novel. UK Heinemann (1966) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, London: William Heinemann, 1966, the copyright page stating 'First published 1966'
- Carter's debut novel
- Bound in grey cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and issued in the pink pictorial dust jacket designed by Roger Roberts
- Genuinely scarce, and acclaimed on publication by Anthony Burgess
- Publisher imprint reads Heinemann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Angela Carter |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, London: William Heinemann, 1966, the copyright page stating 'First published 1966' |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, London: William Heinemann, 1966, the copyright page stating 'First published 1966'; Carter's debut novel. Bound in grey cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and issued in the pink pictorial dust jacket designed by Roger Roberts. Genuinely scarce, and acclaimed on publication by Anthony Burgess.

## Is this the true first?
UK Heinemann (1966) is the true first. The US issue appeared under the different title 'Honeybuzzard' (Simon & Schuster, 1967) and, as a retitled later edition, is not a first of the original text.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition; the US retitling is a separate, later edition. Confirm the unclipped Roger Roberts pink pictorial jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Shadow Dance* by Angela Carter a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/shadow-dance
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.