# Is "The Gathering" by Anne Enright a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Gathering by Anne Enright (Jonathan Cape, 2007) is identified by: London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. The UK Jonathan Cape 2007 hardcover is the true first; the US Grove/Black Cat appeared as a trade paperback original later in 2007, its first state lacking the Booker medallion.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- London: Jonathan Cape, 2007
- Copyright page states first publication in 2007 by Jonathan Cape, with the Cape number line descending to 1 on the first printing; original black cloth lettered in silver to the spine, dark green endpapers, sterling-priced dust jacket
- 2007 Booker Prize winner
- The UK Cape hardcover (3 May 2007) precedes the US Grove/Black Cat paperback original (10 September 2007)
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anne Enright |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | London: Jonathan Cape, 2007 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
London: Jonathan Cape, 2007. Copyright page states first publication in 2007 by Jonathan Cape, with the Cape number line descending to 1 on the first printing; original black cloth lettered in silver to the spine, dark green endpapers, sterling-priced dust jacket. 2007 Booker Prize winner. The UK Cape hardcover (3 May 2007) precedes the US Grove/Black Cat paperback original (10 September 2007).

## Is this the true first?
The UK Jonathan Cape 2007 hardcover is the true first; the US Grove/Black Cat appeared as a trade paperback original later in 2007, its first state lacking the Booker medallion.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition; the key distinction is the UK Cape hardcover first versus the US Grove/Black Cat paperback issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Gathering* by Anne Enright a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-gathering
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.