# Is "The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End" by Anthony Burgess a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End by Anthony Burgess (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1974) is identified by: First printing, the third Enderby novel. UK Hart-Davis MacGibbon 1974 is the true first; the US Knopf edition followed in 1975.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, the third Enderby novel
- The London Hart-Davis MacGibbon edition of 1974 precedes the American Alfred A. Knopf edition of 1975
- The UK first runs to 126 pages in blue boards; the later Knopf edition adds illustrations by the Quay brothers
- Publisher imprint reads Hart-Davis, MacGibbon
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Publisher | Hart-Davis, MacGibbon |
| Year | 1974 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, the third Enderby novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing, the third Enderby novel. The London Hart-Davis MacGibbon edition of 1974 precedes the American Alfred A. Knopf edition of 1975. The UK first runs to 126 pages in blue boards; the later Knopf edition adds illustrations by the Quay brothers.

## Is this the true first?
UK Hart-Davis MacGibbon 1974 is the true first; the US Knopf edition followed in 1975.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End* by Anthony Burgess a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-clockwork-testament-or-enderbys-end
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.