Hardback

Being and Time (1962)

Publisher SCM Press Year 1962

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026.

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  • It is the first UK edition; the true first was published elsewhere.
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In short

Quick answer

Who published the Being and Time 1962 hardback?
SCM Press, London, in 1962, in hardback.
Identification

How to identify this edition

The first English translation, by John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson, was published in London by SCM Press in 1962 in its Library of Philosophy and Theology, made from the seventh German edition. It runs to 589 pages and was issued in publisher's cloth with a dust jacket. Basil Blackwell of Oxford reissued the same translation in 1967, noting the earlier SCM publication, so a Blackwell title page marks a later issue.

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First impression

1962

At a glance

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Who published the Being and Time 1962 hardback?

SCM Press, London, in 1962, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

  • Being and Time, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Being and time, British National Bibliography record GB6207024 (May 2018 linked data dump) (bnb.data.bl.uk)
  • Being and time (Blackwell 1967, noting first publication by SCM Press), British National Bibliography record GB6708917 (bnb.data.bl.uk)
  • Heidegger, Being and Time, Burnside Rare Books via AbeBooks (abebooks.co.uk)

Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.