# Is "The Zone of Interest" by Martin Amis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis (Jonathan Cape, 2014) is identified by: Jonathan Cape, London, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-224-09974-5). The UK Jonathan Cape 2014 printing is the true first; Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Jonathan Cape, London, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-224-09974-5)
- First edition, first impression, stating 'First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Jonathan Cape' with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Octavo, approximately viii and 310 pages, bound in blue cloth boards lettered in gilt on the spine, in the publisher's original dust jacket, which should carry its printed price on the front flap (present rather than clipped is preferred; clipping does not affect edition identity)
- Publisher imprint reads Jonathan Cape
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin Amis |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Jonathan Cape, London, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-224-09974-5) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Jonathan Cape, London, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-224-09974-5). First edition, first impression, stating 'First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Jonathan Cape' with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Octavo, approximately viii and 310 pages, bound in blue cloth boards lettered in gilt on the spine, in the publisher's original dust jacket, which should carry its printed price on the front flap (present rather than clipped is preferred; clipping does not affect edition identity).

## Is this the true first?
The UK Jonathan Cape 2014 printing is the true first; Alfred A. Knopf issued the first US edition later in 2014. Confirm the Cape imprint and the 'First published in Great Britain in 2014' statement to identify the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions remove the lower digits of the number line or state the impression on the copyright page; the US edition carries the Knopf imprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Zone of Interest* by Martin Amis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-zone-of-interest
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.