# Is "The Last Chronicle of Barset" by Anthony Trollope a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope (Smith, Elder and Co., 1867) is identified by: First book edition in two volumes (issued March and July 1867), following original publication in thirty-two weekly sixpenny parts from 1 December 1866 to 6 July 1867, illustrated with thirty-two full-page plates and thirty-two in-text vignettes by George H.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First book edition in two volumes (issued March and July 1867), following original publication in thirty-two weekly sixpenny parts from 1 December 1866 to 6 July 1867, illustrated with thirty-two full-page plates and thirty-two in-text vignettes by George H. Thomas
- Both volumes carry 'Illustrations by George H. Thomas' on the title page and 'The right of Translation is reserved' on the title verso
- Sadleir records a perfect letter 'D' closing the running headline on page 157 of volume I, and the reading 'Crawley' at line 21 of page 298 in volume II, as first-edition textual points, and notes that some copies carry two pages of advertisements at the end of volume II while many copies lack them
- Cited as Sadleir 26
- Publisher imprint reads Smith, Elder and Co.
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Trollope |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder and Co. |
| Year | 1867 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First book edition in two volumes (issued March and July 1867), following original publication in thirty-two weekly sixpenny parts from 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First book edition in two volumes (issued March and July 1867), following original publication in thirty-two weekly sixpenny parts from 1 December 1866 to 6 July 1867, illustrated with thirty-two full-page plates and thirty-two in-text vignettes by George H. Thomas. Both volumes carry 'Illustrations by George H. Thomas' on the title page and 'The right of Translation is reserved' on the title verso. Sadleir records a perfect letter 'D' closing the running headline on page 157 of volume I, and the reading 'Crawley' at line 21 of page 298 in volume II, as first-edition textual points, and notes that some copies carry two pages of advertisements at the end of volume II while many copies lack them. Cited as Sadleir 26.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The second edition is distinguished by an imperfect 'D' on page 157 of volume I and by the reading 'Toogood' in place of 'Crawley' at line 21 of page 298 in volume II.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Last Chronicle of Barset* by Anthony Trollope a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-last-chronicle-of-barset
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.