Billion-Dollar Brain, cover of another edition (the Jonathan Cape 1966 cover is not yet photographed)

Cover of another edition of this book. The Jonathan Cape 1966 jacket has not been photographed yet.

First edition Hardback

Billion-Dollar Brain (1966)

Publisher Jonathan Cape Year 1966 ISBN 9780224610032

Identification points are listed only where two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 21 Oct 2026.

In short

Quick answer

Who published the Billion-Dollar Brain first edition?
Jonathan Cape, London, in 1966, in hardback.
What decides the price
  • It is the first edition, which is the one collectors want.
  • The original dust jacket carries much of the price for a book of this age; its condition matters as much as the book's.
  • Condition is graded separately for book and jacket, from Fine down to Poor.

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Publisher's practice

How Jonathan Cape marked its first editions

  • UK first editions name Jonathan Cape on the title page and carry a "First Published" statement with the year on the reverse of the title page. A first impression shows that statement with no later printings listed beneath it.
  • Live and Let Die (1954) exists in three jacket states on first-impression copies, told apart by whether and where the jacket designer's credit appears on the front flap.
  • Press reviews printed on the jacket flaps generally indicate a jacket from a later impression; on Casino Royale (1953) a Times review on the front flap marks a later run.

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1966

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Questions collectors ask

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Who published the Billion-Dollar Brain first edition?

Jonathan Cape, London, in 1966, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

  • British National Bibliography, record GB6605757

Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 21 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.