# Is "Stonemouth" by Iain Banks a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Stonemouth by Iain Banks (Little, Brown, 2012) is identified by: Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 5 April 2012. UK Little, Brown hardcover (April 2012) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 5 April 2012
- Copyright page states first publication in Great Britain in 2012 by Little, Brown, with the first-impression number line including 1
- Priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Iain Banks |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 5 April 2012 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 5 April 2012. Copyright page states first publication in Great Britain in 2012 by Little, Brown, with the first-impression number line including 1. Priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
UK Little, Brown hardcover (April 2012) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Stonemouth* by Iain Banks a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/stonemouth
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.