# Is "The Fall of Troy" by Peter Ackroyd a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Fall of Troy by Peter Ackroyd (Chatto & Windus, 2006) is identified by: First Chatto & Windus printing (London, 2006), hardcover in black boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket; the copyright-page number line ends in 1. UK Chatto & Windus (2006) precedes the US Nan A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Chatto & Windus printing (London, 2006), hardcover in black boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket; the copyright-page number line ends in 1
- Priced jacket; the printed price should be present on the flap
- Publisher imprint reads Chatto & Windus
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Chatto & Windus printing (London, 2006), hardcover in black boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket; the copyright-page… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First Chatto & Windus printing (London, 2006), hardcover in black boards with gilt spine lettering, in dust jacket; the copyright-page number line ends in 1. Priced jacket; the printed price should be present on the flap.

## Is this the true first?
UK Chatto & Windus (2006) precedes the US Nan A. Talese / Doubleday edition (2007).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions are stated as such on the copyright page. The Vintage paperback (ISBN 9780099492757) is a later format, not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Fall of Troy* by Peter Ackroyd a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-fall-of-troy
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.