The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book is a children's fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman, first published by HarperCollins in New York on 30 September 2008, with Bloomsbury's UK edition following on 31 October 2008. A boy called Bod is raised by ghosts in a hilltop graveyard. It won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- HarperCollins, 2008
- First published
- HarperCollins, New York, 2008
- First UK edition
- Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008
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Who published the first edition of The Graveyard Book?
The first edition of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman was published in New York by HarperCollins in 2008.
How many editions of The Graveyard Book are there?
We track 2 editions of The Graveyard Book, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of The Graveyard Book is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
Where these facts come from
- The Graveyard Book, Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Graveyard Book editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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