# Is "Whit" by Iain Banks a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Whit by Iain Banks (Little, Brown, 1995) is identified by: Little, Brown UK hardcover, full title 'Whit, or Isis Amongst the Unsaved'; ISBN 0-316-91436-3; 455 pages. UK Little, Brown hardcover (1995), ISBN 0-316-91436-3, is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown UK hardcover, full title 'Whit, or Isis Amongst the Unsaved'
- ISBN 0-316-91436-3
- 455 pages
- Copyright page reads 'First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Little, Brown and Company', with no statement of a later impression
- Black boards with black endpapers; priced, unclipped dust jacket with cover illustration by Peter Brown
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Iain Banks |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown UK hardcover, full title 'Whit, or Isis Amongst the Unsaved' |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown UK hardcover, full title 'Whit, or Isis Amongst the Unsaved'; ISBN 0-316-91436-3; 455 pages. Copyright page reads 'First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Little, Brown and Company', with no statement of a later impression. Black boards with black endpapers; priced, unclipped dust jacket with cover illustration by Peter Brown.

## Is this the true first?
UK Little, Brown hardcover (1995), ISBN 0-316-91436-3, is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None notable.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Whit* by Iain Banks a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/whit
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.