# Is "Tomorrow" by Graham Swift a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tomorrow by Graham Swift (Picador, 2007) is identified by: UK first published by Picador (London) in 2007, ISBN 9780330450188. The UK Picador edition (2007) is the true first and precedes the US Alfred A.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK first published by Picador (London) in 2007, ISBN 9780330450188
- Issued in hardback in publisher's boards with gilt spine lettering, the copyright page carrying a full number line running down to 1
- The dust jacket bears the printed UK price, which should be present on a first-issue jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Picador
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Graham Swift |
| Publisher | Picador |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK first published by Picador (London) in 2007, ISBN 9780330450188 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK first published by Picador (London) in 2007, ISBN 9780330450188. Issued in hardback in publisher's boards with gilt spine lettering, the copyright page carrying a full number line running down to 1. The dust jacket bears the printed UK price, which should be present on a first-issue jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Picador edition (2007) is the true first and precedes the US Alfred A. Knopf edition, also dated 2007.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions are stated on the copyright page and the number line is correspondingly reduced, no longer running to 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tomorrow* by Graham Swift a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tomorrow
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.