# Is "You've Had Your Time" by Anthony Burgess a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of You've Had Your Time by Anthony Burgess (William Heinemann, 1990) is identified by: London: William Heinemann, 1990 (published 29 October 1990); first printing. UK William Heinemann 1990 is the true first; US Grove Weidenfeld followed in 1991.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- London: William Heinemann, 1990 (published 29 October 1990); first printing
- Volume two of Burgess's autobiography, 'Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess.' Bound in red cloth in a pictorial dust jacket; the jacket should retain its printed price
- The UK Heinemann 1990 edition precedes the US Grove Weidenfeld edition of 1991
- Publisher imprint reads William Heinemann
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Publisher | William Heinemann |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | London: William Heinemann, 1990 (published 29 October 1990); first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
London: William Heinemann, 1990 (published 29 October 1990); first printing. Volume two of Burgess's autobiography, 'Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess.' Bound in red cloth in a pictorial dust jacket; the jacket should retain its printed price. The UK Heinemann 1990 edition precedes the US Grove Weidenfeld edition of 1991.

## Is this the true first?
UK William Heinemann 1990 is the true first; US Grove Weidenfeld followed in 1991.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *You've Had Your Time* by Anthony Burgess a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/youve-had-your-time
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.