# Is "Endless Night" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Endless Night by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1967) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, an octavo of 224 pages in publisher's patterned red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in the pictorial dust jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, which should retain its printed price on the front flap. UK Collins Crime Club (30 October 1967) is the true first, preceding the US Dodd, Mead edition by a year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, an octavo of 224 pages in publisher's patterned red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in the pictorial dust jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, which should retain its printed price on the front flap
- US Dodd, Mead followed in 1968
- Standalone suspense novel, one Christie counted among her own favourites
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, an octavo of 224 pages in publisher's patterned red cloth with gilt lettering… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club, 30 October 1967, is the first edition, an octavo of 224 pages in publisher's patterned red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in the pictorial dust jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, which should retain its printed price on the front flap. US Dodd, Mead followed in 1968. Standalone suspense novel, one Christie counted among her own favourites.

## Is this the true first?
UK Collins Crime Club (30 October 1967) is the true first, preceding the US Dodd, Mead edition by a year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later impressions and book-club editions follow; the genuine first is the 1967 Collins printing in patterned red cloth with the Farnhill jacket bearing its printed price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Endless Night* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/endless-night-agatha-christi
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.