# Is "The Information" by Martin Amis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Information by Martin Amis (Flamingo, 1995) is identified by: First UK edition states 'First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Flamingo' on the copyright page; hardback in publisher's boards with the typographic Flamingo dust jacket. Both the UK Flamingo edition and the US Harmony edition appeared in 1995, with Harmony recorded as published in late April 1995.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition states 'First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Flamingo' on the copyright page; hardback in publisher's boards with the typographic Flamingo dust jacket
- Note that Amis signed so many copies under his large publicity-driven advance that unsigned first-printing copies are comparatively scarce, so a signature alone does not establish priority
- Publisher imprint reads Flamingo
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin Amis |
| Publisher | Flamingo |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition states 'First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Flamingo' on the copyright page; hardback in publisher's boards with… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First UK edition states 'First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Flamingo' on the copyright page; hardback in publisher's boards with the typographic Flamingo dust jacket. Note that Amis signed so many copies under his large publicity-driven advance that unsigned first-printing copies are comparatively scarce, so a signature alone does not establish priority.

## Is this the true first?
Both the UK Flamingo edition and the US Harmony edition appeared in 1995, with Harmony recorded as published in late April 1995. Precise month-level priority between the two is not firmly documented; collectors generally treat the UK Flamingo as the first edition, but it is most accurate to describe them as same-year issues rather than to assert a definite precedence.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No major book-club edition of note for the first issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Information* by Martin Amis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-information
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.