# Is "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsyth a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth (Bantam Press, 2006) is identified by: True UK first is the 2006 Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover with dust jacket. UK Bantam Press is the true first edition; G.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True UK first is the 2006 Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover with dust jacket
- The US first (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2006, ISBN 0399153942) shows a full first-printing number line and original priced dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frederick Forsyth |
| Publisher | Bantam Press |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True UK first is the 2006 Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover with dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True UK first is the 2006 Bantam Press (Transworld) hardcover with dust jacket. The US first (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2006, ISBN 0399153942) shows a full first-printing number line and original priced dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
UK Bantam Press is the true first edition; G. P. Putnam's Sons is the first US edition, both 2006.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings lack the complete first-printing number line; verify the count descends to 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Afghan* by Frederick Forsyth a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-afghan
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.