# Is "The Modigliani Scandal" by Ken Follett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett (Collins, 1976) is identified by: True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins Sons & Co., London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket. The genuine first appeared as by Zachary Stone (Collins, London, 1976); the Follett-credited hardcover reissue (US William Morrow and later paperbacks such as the 1985 editions) is a later edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins Sons & Co., London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket
- The Collins first is bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should carry the original printed price (unclipped)
- Later reissued under Follett's own name
- Publisher imprint reads Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Year | 1976 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins Sons & Co., London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins Sons & Co., London, 1976, in hardcover with dust jacket. The Collins first is bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should carry the original printed price (unclipped). Later reissued under Follett's own name.

## Is this the true first?
The genuine first appeared as by Zachary Stone (Collins, London, 1976); the Follett-credited hardcover reissue (US William Morrow and later paperbacks such as the 1985 editions) is a later edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Any edition crediting Ken Follett on the title page is a later reissue, not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Modigliani Scandal* by Ken Follett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-modigliani-scandal
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.