Money, cover of the Penguin Books, 1986 edition (the Jonathan Cape 1984 cover is not yet photographed)Penguin Books, 1986 cover

Cover of the Penguin Books, 1986 edition of this book. The Jonathan Cape 1984 jacket has not been photographed yet.

First edition Hardback

Money (1984)

Martin Amis · Jonathan Cape, London, U.K. · Reviewed by Harriet Ellis, MyVolumes editor · Updated 28 Oct 2026

Publisher Jonathan Cape Year 1984

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

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  • It is the first edition, which is the one collectors want.
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In short

Quick answer

Who published the Money first edition?
Jonathan Cape, London, U.K., in 1984, in hardback.
Identification

How to identify this edition

Money: A Suicide Note, Jonathan Cape, London, September 1984, ISBN 0 224 02276 8. Octavo hardback in dust jacket; an unclipped front flap shows the £8.95 net price. Collations differ: the London Review of Books notice gives 352 pages, while a dealer and Wikipedia give 368, so page count alone will not settle a copy. Check the copyright page for the impression; later Cape printings are not the first.

Publisher's practice

How Jonathan Cape marked its first editions

A Jonathan Cape first impression carries "First published" with the year on the back of the title page and nothing else, because Cape recorded every later impression in the same place.

  • Cape told H. S. Boutell that it printed "First published" and the year on the back of the title page and added a line such as "Second impression" with its year for each unrevised reprint. The Ahearns' publisher list for ILAB gives the same rule: "First published (Year)" on first editions, with later printings noted.
  • On the Bond novels, a first impression shows the "First Published" statement with no later printings listed beneath it.

Read the full guide to Jonathan Cape first editions, decade by decade, and check your copy's copyright page against it. Our number line decoder reads the printing from the row of numbers.

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Printings and states

First impression

1984

At a glance

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Frequently asked questions

Who published the Money first edition?

Jonathan Cape, London, U.K., in 1984, in hardback.

Sources

Where these facts come from

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.

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