# Is "The Modigliani Scandal" by Ken Follett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett (Collins, 1976) is identified by: True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins (Crime Club imprint), London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket. The genuine first appeared as by Zachary Stone in 1976; the Follett-credited hardcover reissue (US William Morrow, 1976 onward, and later paperbacks) is a later edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins (Crime Club imprint), London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket
- Later reissued under Follett's own name
- Publisher imprint reads Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins (Crime Club… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins (Crime Club imprint), London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket. Later reissued under Follett's own name.

## Is this the true first?
The genuine first appeared as by Zachary Stone in 1976; the Follett-credited hardcover reissue (US William Morrow, 1976 onward, and later paperbacks) is a later edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Any edition crediting Ken Follett on the title page is a later reissue, not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Modigliani Scandal* by Ken Follett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-modigliani-scandal
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.