# Is "Tunc" by Lawrence Durrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tunc by Lawrence Durrell (Faber & Faber, 1968) is identified by: First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1968. The UK Faber edition of 1968 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1968
- First volume of The Revolt of Aphrodite duology, followed a year later by Nunquam
- Bound in brick-red (brown-red) cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the spine; the first-issue dustwrapper is sometimes found with a 'Book Society Choice' wraparound band, and its printed price should be present on the flap
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lawrence Durrell |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1968 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1968 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1968. First volume of The Revolt of Aphrodite duology, followed a year later by Nunquam. Bound in brick-red (brown-red) cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the spine; the first-issue dustwrapper is sometimes found with a 'Book Society Choice' wraparound band, and its printed price should be present on the flap.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Faber edition of 1968 is the true first. A US Dutton edition also appeared in 1968, bound in blue cloth with gilt spine titling; consulted dealer sources do not establish month-level precedence between the two 1968 issues, but the Faber printing is treated as the true first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tunc* by Lawrence Durrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tunc
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.