# Is "The Quarry" by Iain Banks a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Quarry by Iain Banks (Little, Brown, 2013) is identified by: Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 20 June 2013. UK Little, Brown hardcover (20 June 2013) is the true first, published eleven days after Banks's death on 9 June 2013; the US and Canadian release followed on 25 June 2013.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 20 June 2013
- Copyright page states first publication in Great Britain in 2013 by Little, Brown, with the first-impression number line including 1
- Priced dust jacket
- Banks's final novel
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Iain Banks |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 20 June 2013 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown UK hardcover, published 20 June 2013. Copyright page states first publication in Great Britain in 2013 by Little, Brown, with the first-impression number line including 1. Priced dust jacket. Banks's final novel.

## Is this the true first?
UK Little, Brown hardcover (20 June 2013) is the true first, published eleven days after Banks's death on 9 June 2013; the US and Canadian release followed on 25 June 2013.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Quarry* by Iain Banks a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-quarry
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.