# Is "This Man and Music" by Anthony Burgess a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of This Man and Music by Anthony Burgess (Hutchinson, 1982) is identified by: First edition, Hutchinson, London, 1982, hardcover (192 pp., ISBN 0-09-149610-1). UK Hutchinson 1982 is the true first; the US McGraw-Hill edition followed in 1983.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Hutchinson, London, 1982, hardcover (192 pp., ISBN 0-09-149610-1)
- A work of music criticism and autobiography expanding Burgess's 1980 T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures
- The UK Hutchinson edition precedes the US McGraw-Hill edition of 1983
- Publisher imprint reads Hutchinson
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Hutchinson, London, 1982, hardcover (192 pp., ISBN 0-09-149610-1) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition, Hutchinson, London, 1982, hardcover (192 pp., ISBN 0-09-149610-1). A work of music criticism and autobiography expanding Burgess's 1980 T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures. The UK Hutchinson edition precedes the US McGraw-Hill edition of 1983.

## Is this the true first?
UK Hutchinson 1982 is the true first; the US McGraw-Hill edition followed in 1983.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *This Man and Music* by Anthony Burgess a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/this-man-and-music
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.