Children of Men

The first edition was published in the UK. Copyright pages states "First published in 1992" on the top, with full number line "2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1" on the bottom. Boards are black cloth with white lettering. Dust jacket has three reviews on the back.

The first U.S. edition was published by Knopf in 1993, and states FIRST AMERICAN PRINTING on the copyright page. The American boards are black paper boards with gold lettering on turquoise cloth boards. Note that the book club edition also states FIRST AMERICAN EDITION on the copyright page, but the boards are paper and does not have a cloth spine.

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Picture of the 1992 first edition dust jacket for Children of Men.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for Children of Men.

Picture of dust jacket where original £14.99 price is found for Children of Men.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Children of Men.

Picture of the first edition Faber and Faber boards for Children of Men.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of Children of Men.

Picture of the first edition title page for Children of Men.

This is the dust jacket front of the first American edition of The Children of Men. It was published in 1993.

This is the copyright page from the first American edition of The Children of Men.

This is the front dust jacket flap from the first American edition of The Children of Men.

This is the back of the dust jacket of the first American edition of The Children of Men.

This is the first American edition boards of The Children of Men.

This is the back dust jacket flap from the first American edition of The Children of Men.

This is the title page of the first American edition of The Children of Men.

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