# Is "The Second Plane: September 11, 2001–2007" by Martin Amis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Second Plane: September 11, 2001–2007 by Martin Amis (Jonathan Cape, 2008) is identified by: Collection of essays and stories. UK Jonathan Cape (early 2008) precedes the US Knopf edition (2008).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Collection of essays and stories
- Boards with gilt-lettered spine; full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket with its printed price
- Published April 2008
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin Amis |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Collection of essays and stories |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Collection of essays and stories. Boards with gilt-lettered spine; full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket with its printed price. Published April 2008.

## Is this the true first?
UK Jonathan Cape (early 2008) precedes the US Knopf edition (2008). Both appeared in 2008; Cape is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions add an impression statement; the first carries a full descending number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Second Plane: September 11, 2001–2007* by Martin Amis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-second-plane-september-11-2001-2007
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.