# Is "Stiff Upper Lip" by Lawrence Durrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Stiff Upper Lip by Lawrence Durrell (Faber & Faber, 1958) is identified by: First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1958, roughly 94 pages in cloth. The UK Faber and Faber edition of 1958 is the true first; the US E.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1958, roughly 94 pages in cloth
- Second collection of Antrobus diplomatic sketches (following Esprit de Corps), with line illustrations throughout and the dust-jacket design by Nicolas Bentley; the jacket should retain its printed price on the flap
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lawrence Durrell |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1958 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1958, roughly 94 pages in cloth |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1958, roughly 94 pages in cloth. Second collection of Antrobus diplomatic sketches (following Esprit de Corps), with line illustrations throughout and the dust-jacket design by Nicolas Bentley; the jacket should retain its printed price on the flap.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Faber and Faber edition of 1958 is the true first; the US E. P. Dutton edition followed in 1959.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Stiff Upper Lip* by Lawrence Durrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/stiff-upper-lip
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.