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HADDON, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night–Time. London: Jonathan Cape, [2003]. 8vo. Original black–cloth; original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This is the so–called adult edition published simultaneously with the children’s issue. –– [With:] The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night–Time. Oxford: David Fickling Books, [2003]. 8vo. Original red cloth; original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST FICKLING EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This is the so-called children’s issue published simultaneously with the Jonathan Cape edition although there are no textual differences between the two editions. –– [And:] The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night–Time. New York: Doubleday, [2003]. 8vo. Original cloth–backed boards; original unclipped dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. –– Winner of the 2003 Whitbread Book Award for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. It has also been frequently challenged due to its offensive language and religious viewpoint. The American Library Association’s lists it as being the 51st most banned and challenged book between 2010 and 2019, as well as the fifth spot in 2015.