# Is "Travels with My Aunt" by Graham Greene a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Travels with My Aunt by Graham Greene (The Bodley Head, 1969) is identified by: First printing, copyright page stating 'First published 1969' (published 2 October 1969). The Bodley Head London edition is the true first; a Viking (US) edition followed in 1970.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, copyright page stating 'First published 1969' (published 2 October 1969)
- Green cloth with pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Stephen Russ; jacket with its printed price
- Comic novel
- Publisher imprint reads The Bodley Head
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Graham Greene |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, copyright page stating 'First published 1969' (published 2 October 1969) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing, copyright page stating 'First published 1969' (published 2 October 1969). Green cloth with pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Stephen Russ; jacket with its printed price. Comic novel.

## Is this the true first?
The Bodley Head London edition is the true first; a Viking (US) edition followed in 1970.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club (Reprint Society / Book Club Associates) printings appeared later and are not the first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Travels with My Aunt* by Graham Greene a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/travels-with-my-aunt
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.