# Is "The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein" by Peter Ackroyd a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd (Chatto & Windus, 2008) is identified by: Chatto & Windus, London, 2008 (published autumn 2008), first printing. UK Chatto & Windus (2008) precedes the US Nan A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Chatto & Windus, London, 2008 (published autumn 2008), first printing
- Bound in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, issued in a dust jacket that should retain its printed price (present regardless of any later clipping)
- The first Chatto & Windus impression carries the number line ending in 1; later impressions are stated as such on the copyright page
- ISBN 9780701182953; about 296 pages
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Chatto & Windus, London, 2008 (published autumn 2008), first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Chatto & Windus, London, 2008 (published autumn 2008), first printing. Bound in blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, issued in a dust jacket that should retain its printed price (present regardless of any later clipping). The first Chatto & Windus impression carries the number line ending in 1; later impressions are stated as such on the copyright page. ISBN 9780701182953; about 296 pages.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus (2008) precedes the US Nan A. Talese / Doubleday edition of 2009.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions are stated on the copyright page; there is no book-club concern affecting the UK true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein* by Peter Ackroyd a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-casebook-of-victor-frankenstein
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.