# Is "The Warden" by Anthony Trollope a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Warden by Anthony Trollope (Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1855) is identified by: Single octavo volume, the first of the Barsetshire novels. The UK Longman 1855 edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Single octavo volume, the first of the Barsetshire novels
- First-issue identification rests on the inserted publisher's advertisement catalogue dated September 1854 (Sadleir's variety B), bound at the rear; brown publisher's cloth, blind-stamped with gilt spine lettering, and coated yellow endpapers
- Half-title present
- The standard reference is Sadleir 16-17
- Publisher imprint reads Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Trollope |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans |
| Year | 1855 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Single octavo volume, the first of the Barsetshire novels |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Single octavo volume, the first of the Barsetshire novels. First-issue identification rests on the inserted publisher's advertisement catalogue dated September 1854 (Sadleir's variety B), bound at the rear; brown publisher's cloth, blind-stamped with gilt spine lettering, and coated yellow endpapers. Half-title present. The standard reference is Sadleir 16-17.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Longman 1855 edition is the true first. Trollope's first enduring success and genuinely scarce in the original cloth.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later collected-edition and reset printings are not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Warden* by Anthony Trollope a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-warden
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.