# Is "The Crow Road" by Iain Banks a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Crow Road by Iain Banks (Scribners, 1992) is identified by: Scribners UK hardcover; first printing with no later printings indicated on the copyright page; grey boards with black spine panel lettered in silver; unclipped jacket with 15.the printed price intact. UK Scribners hardcover (1992) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Scribners UK hardcover; first printing with no later printings indicated on the copyright page; grey boards with black spine panel lettered in silver; unclipped jacket with 15.the printed price intact
- Genuinely scarce in first printing
- Publisher imprint reads Scribners
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Iain Banks |
| Publisher | Scribners |
| Year | 1992 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Scribners UK hardcover; first printing with no later printings indicated on the copyright page; grey boards with black spine panel lettered… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Scribners UK hardcover; first printing with no later printings indicated on the copyright page; grey boards with black spine panel lettered in silver; unclipped jacket with 15.the printed price intact. Genuinely scarce in first printing.

## Is this the true first?
UK Scribners hardcover (1992) is the true first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Crow Road* by Iain Banks a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-crow-road
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.