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The first British edition was published by Jonathan Cape, London, in 1927, about a year after Scribner's New York edition, under the title Fiesta and without the two epigraphs of the American text. A London copy titled The Sun Also Rises is a later edition. The Cape first is an octavo in blue publisher's cloth, and the spine is usually faded. A second impression followed and is described as such by auction houses, so make sure a copy is not a second impression before calling it a first. The pictorial jacket is very rare; dealers distinguish a first issue jacket from a second issue one, and jackets also survive on second impressions.
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Jonathan Cape, London, in 1927, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 20 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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