# Is "The War Against Cliché: Essays and Reviews 1971–2000" by Martin Amis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The War Against Cliché: Essays and Reviews 1971–2000 by Martin Amis (Jonathan Cape, 2001) is identified by: Boards with gilt-lettered spine; full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket with its printed price. UK Jonathan Cape (2001) precedes the US Talk Miramax/Hyperion edition (2001).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Boards with gilt-lettered spine; full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket with its printed price
- Published 26 April 2001
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin Amis |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Boards with gilt-lettered spine; full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket with its printed price |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Essay collection. Boards with gilt-lettered spine; full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket with its printed price. Published 26 April 2001.

## Is this the true first?
UK Jonathan Cape (2001) precedes the US Talk Miramax/Hyperion edition (2001). 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 War Against Cliché: Essays and Reviews 1971–2000* by Martin Amis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-war-against-clich-essays-and-reviews-1971-2000
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.