# Is "The Testament of Jessie Lamb" by Jane Rogers a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers (Sandstone Press, 2011) is identified by: UK Sandstone Press trade paperback original, 2011 (ISBN 9781905207589); a paperback original with no hardcover issued. The Sandstone Press 2011 paperback original is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Sandstone Press trade paperback original, 2011 (ISBN 9781905207589); a paperback original with no hardcover issued
- First impression has no later-printing statement on the copyright page
- A noted first-issue point is the spine misspelling 'Jesse' rather than 'Jessie' on the original Sandstone printing
- Publisher imprint reads Sandstone Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jane Rogers |
| Publisher | Sandstone Press |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Sandstone Press trade paperback original, 2011 (ISBN 9781905207589); a paperback original with no hardcover issued |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Sandstone Press trade paperback original, 2011 (ISBN 9781905207589); a paperback original with no hardcover issued. First impression has no later-printing statement on the copyright page. A noted first-issue point is the spine misspelling 'Jesse' rather than 'Jessie' on the original Sandstone printing.

## Is this the true first?
The Sandstone Press 2011 paperback original is the true first. The Canongate edition (5 July 2012) is a later, more common reissue and is 'first thus' only. Winner of the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award; longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Most copies in circulation are the 2012 Canongate reissue, a reprint, not the scarce Sandstone first. Verify the Sandstone imprint and the 'Jesse' spine point.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Testament of Jessie Lamb* by Jane Rogers a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-testament-of-jessie-lamb
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.