The Snowman

UK Hamish Hamilton (London), 1978 is the originating edition and the collected true first; it was runner-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal. The first American edition is Random House, New York, published November 1978 — the same year — likewise in publisher's illustrated boards; first printings are reported to state 'First American Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line, and one dealer additionally cites a 0307 code on the jacket. Both are collected, but the Random House is the first American edition, not the true first. No source consulted supplies a month for the Hamish Hamilton, so UK priority rests on its being the originating publisher rather than on a documented month-by-month comparison.