# Is "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More" by Roald Dahl a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape, 1977) is identified by: UK Cape first dated 1977 with a single 'First published' statement and no later-printing notice; first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price. UK Cape and US Knopf editions both appeared in 1977; the UK Cape issue is generally treated as the first, but simultaneous same-year issue means precedence is not firmly fixed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Cape first dated 1977 with a single 'First published' statement and no later-printing notice; first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price
- Illustrated by Quentin Blake
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roald Dahl |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | UK Cape first dated 1977 with a single 'First published' statement and no later-printing… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Cape first dated 1977 with a single 'First published' statement and no later-printing notice; first-issue dust jacket carries the original printed price. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

## Is this the true first?
UK Cape and US Knopf editions both appeared in 1977; the UK Cape issue is generally treated as the first, but simultaneous same-year issue means precedence is not firmly fixed. The Knopf edition is identified by a number line.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the printed jacket price and the publisher's issue points.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More* by Roald Dahl a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar-and-six-more
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.