SS-GB

The UK edition is the true first: Jonathan Cape, London, 24 August 1978. The first American edition is Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 26 February 1979 (ISBN 0-394-50409-7, 343/344pp), which is self-identifying because Knopf has consistently stated "First Edition" on the copyright page since the mid-1930s and removes the line on later printings; the Knopf first is reported to have rough-cut page edges. Both editions carry Hawkey's Hitler stamp design, which makes them easy to conflate on sight. The Cape edition precedes by roughly six months, so a Knopf copy is a first American edition only.