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Identifying first editions (updated October 2008)


Compiled by Bev Vincent with the assistance of materials made available by Rich DeMars, John Mastrocco, Steve
Oelrich and Shaun Nauman. E-mail corrections or questions to MaxDevore@hotmail.com

The table below lists the first trade edition identification criteria for each of Stephen King's books. The early
Doubleday books all say "First Edition" explicitly on the copyright page (CP). There are other identifiers for
these books as well.

For books that contain strings of numbers to denote the printing, the important consideration is the presence of
the numeral 1 in that string, regardless of the format of the numbers. Some possible variations of the printing
numbers are:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

All three of these denote a first edition. The numeral 1 will be removed for a second printing. Random House
(Black House) is the exception. First edition copies state "First Edition" on the copyright page and the number
sequence will be "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3".

Trim size is given because Book Club editions are often smaller than trade editions. Also, Book Club edition
dust jackets (DJ) are occasionally found on first editions to replace lost or damaged jackets. Book Club edition
dust jackets are easily identified because they do not have a price marked inside the front cover. Later printing
trade edition dust jackets will often have a different price from what is found in the table.


Title
Year
Publisher
Trim size
DJ
First edition identifiers
price
Carrie
1974
Doubleday
5.75 x 8.5 x 0.9"
$5.95
"First Edition" on CP
P6 on page 199
Salem's Lot
1975
Doubleday
5.75 x 8.5 x 1.25"
$7.95/
"First Edition" on CP
$8.95
Q37 on page 439
Three dust jacket states:
1) $8.95 on DJ, Father Cody error (rare!)
2) price clipped, $7.95, Father Cody error
3) $7.95 on DJ, Father Callahan
The Shining
1977
Doubleday
5.75 x 8.5 x 1.5"
$8.95
"First Edition" on CP
R49 on page 447
Rage
1977
Signet
4.2 x 7.0 x 0.7"
$1.50
"First Signet Printing, September, 1977" on
CP
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9" on CP
Night Shift
1978
Doubleday
5.75 x 8.5 x 1"
$8.95
"First Edition" on CP
S52 on page 336
The Stand
1978
Doubleday
5.75 x 8.5 x 1.9"
$12.95
"First Edition" on CP
T39 on page 823
The Long Walk
1979
Signet
4.2 x 7 x 0.75"
$2.25
"First Signet Printing, July, 1979" on CP
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9" on CP
Title
Year
Publisher
Trim size
DJ
First edition identifiers
price
The Dead Zone
1979
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.45"
$11.95
"First published in 1979 by the Viking
Press" on CP
Firestarter
1980
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$13.95
"First published in 1980 by the Viking
(Phantasia Press)
Press" on CP
Cujo
1981
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.2"
$13.95
"First published in 1981 by the Viking
(Mysterious Press)
Press" on CP
Danse Macabre
1981
Everest
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.25"
$13.95
RRD281 on CP
(Everest)
Roadwork
1981
Signet
4.2 x 7.0 x 0.6
$2.25
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9" on CP
The Running Man
1982
Signet
4.2 x 7.0 x 0.6"
$2.50
"First Printing May 1982" on CP
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9" on CP
The Dark Tower:
1982
Donald M. Grant
6.2 x 9.25 x 1.0"
$20.00
"FIRST EDITION" on CP
The Gunslinger
(Donald M. Grant)
Different Seasons
1982
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$16.95
"First published in 1982 by the Viking
Press" on CP
Christine
1983
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$16.95
"First published in 1983 by the Viking
(Donald M. Grant)
Press" on CP
Pet Sematary
1983
Doubleday
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.2"
$15.95
"First Edition" on CP
Y38 on page 374 (see note below)
Two dust jacket states:
1) Caretakers listed as 1982
2) Caretakers listed as 1983
Cycle of the
1983
(Land of
8.75 x 11.25 x

No special notes. Later reprinted in trade
Werewolf
Enchantment)
0.5"
paperback by Signet and combined with
script for Silver Bullet
The Talisman
1984
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.8"
$18.95
"First published in 1984 by Viking Penguin,
(w/ Peter Straub)
(Donald M. Grant)
Inc." on CP
Thinner
1984
New American
5.8 x 8.75 x 1.2"
$12.95
"First Printing, November 1984" on CP
Library
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9" on CP
Skeleton Crew
1985
Putnam
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$18.95
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" on CP
(Scream Press)
The Bachman
1985
NAL

$19.95
"First (omnibus) Printing, October 1985" on
Books
CP
IT
1986
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 2.3"
$22.95
"First published in 1986 by Viking Penguin,
Inc." on CP
Eyes of the Dragon
1987
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 0.9"
$18.95
"First published in 1987 by Viking Penguin,
(Philtrum)
Inc." on CP
Misery
1987
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.1"
$18.95
"First published in 1987 by Viking Penguin,
Inc." on CP
The
1987
Putnam
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$19.95
"1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" on CP
Tommyknockers
"Permissions to come" on CP
Two simultaneous dust jacket states:
1) author name in red
2) author name in gold
The Dark Tower:
1987
Donald M. Grant
6.2 x 9.2 x 2"
$35.00
"FIRST EDITION" on CP
The Drawing of the
(Donald M. Grant)
Three
My Pretty Pony
1988
Knopf
9.25 x 13.6 x 0.6"
No DJ
"First trade edition" on CP, which is inside
(Whitney Museum)
back cover
The Dark Half
1989
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.3"
$21.95
"First published in 1989 by Viking
Penguin" on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Title
Year
Publisher
Trim size
DJ
First edition identifiers
price
Four Past Midnight
1990
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.9"
$22.95
"First published in 1990 by Viking
Penguin" on CP
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on CP
First state has SK in gold on front cover.
Second state lacks gold.
The Stand -
1990
Doubleday
6.25 x 9.4 x 2.5"
$24.95
"FIRST TRADE EDITION" on CP
Complete and
(Doubleday)
Uncut
Needful Things
1991
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 2.0"
$24.95
"First published in 1991 by Viking
Penguin" on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
The Dark Tower:
1991
Donald M. Grant
6.2 x 9.2 x 2"
$38.00
"FIRST EDITION" on CP
The Wastelands
(Donald M. Grant)
Gerald's Game
1992
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.1"
$23.50
"First published in 1992 by Viking
Penguin” on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Dolores Claiborne
1993
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.2"
$23.50
"First published in 1993 by Viking
Penguin” on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Nightmares and
1993
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 2.25"
$27.50
"First published in 1993 by Viking
Dreamscapes
Penguin” on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Insomnia
1994
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 2.1"
$27.95
"First published in 1994 by Viking
(Mark V. Ziesing)
Penguin” on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Two simultaneous dust jacket states with
red and white reversed
Rose Madder
1995
Viking
6.25 x 9.5 x 1.3"
$25.95
"First published in 1995 by Viking
Penguin” on CP
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
The Green Mile
1996
Signet
4.25 x 6.9 x .4"
No DJ
"First Printing, month , 1996" on CP
$2.99
month = March (Part 1) through August
($3.99
(Part 6)
Part 6)
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on CP
Desperation
1996
Viking
6.5 x 9.5 x 2.25"
$27.95
"First published in 1996 by Viking
(Donald M. Grant)
Penguin”” on CP
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on CP
The Regulators
1996
Dutton
6.5 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$24.95
"First Trade Printing, October 1996" on CP
(Dutton)
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on CP
The Dark Tower:
1997
Donald M. Grant
6.5 x 9.25 x 2.1"
$45.
"First Edition" on CP
Wizard and Glass
(Donald M. Grant)
Six Stories
1997
(Philtrum)
6.0 x 9.0 x 0.9"
No DJ
Only one edition exists
Bag of Bones
1998
Scribner
6.5 x 9.5 x 1.6"
$28.00
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
The Storm of the
1999
Pocket Books
6.1 x 9.25 x 1"
$15.00
"First Pocket Books Trade Paperback
Century
(BOMC)
Printing Feb 1999" on CP
"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on CP
(BOMC released a hardcover edition)
The Girl Who
1999
Scribner
5.75 x 8.75 x 0.9"
$16.95
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Loved Tom
Gordon
Hearts in Atlantis
1999
Scribner
6.5 x 9.5 x 2.0"
$28.00
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
The Green Mile
2000
Scribner
6.1 x 9.25 x 1.1"
$25.00
First Scribner edition 2000 on CP
(hardcover)
Title
Year
Publisher
Trim size
DJ
First edition identifiers
price
On Writing
2000
Scribner
5.9 x 8.75 x 1"
$25.00
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Secret Windows
2000
Book of the Month
5.75 x 8.5 x 1.4"
$18.75
BOMC volumes don't specify edition
Club
information
Dreamcatcher
2001
Scribner
6.5 x 9.5 x 2.0"
$28.00
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Black House
2001
Random House
6.5 x 9.5 x 1.8"
$28.95
"First Trade Edition" on CP
(w/ Peter Straub)
(Donald M. Grant)
"2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" on CP
Everything's
2002
Scribner
6.5 x 9.5 x 1.75"
$28.00
"1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on CP
Eventual
From a Buick 8
2002
Scribner
6.3 x 9.5 x 1.3”
$28.00
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
(Cemetery Dance)
The Dark Tower:
2003
Viking
6.1 x 9.25 x 0.9”
$25.00
This edition published in 2003 by Viking
The Gunslinger
Penguin, a member of Penguin Group
(revised and
(USA) Inc.
expanded)
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
The Dark Tower V:
2003
Donald M. Grant,
6.4 x 9.2 x 2.0”
$35.00
FIRST TRADE EDITION on CP
Wolves of the
in association with
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
Calla
Scribner
(Donald M. Grant)
The Dark Tower
2004
Donald M. Grant,
6.4 x 9.3 x 1.8”
$30.00
FIRST TRADE EDITION on CP
VI: Song of
in association with
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
Susannah
Scribner
(Donald M. Grant)
Faithful
2004
Scribner
6.3 x 9.2 x 1.2
$26.00
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
(w/ Stewart O’Nan)
The Dark Tower
2004
Donald M. Grant,
6.4 x 9.0 x 2.3”
$35.00
FIRST TRADE EDITION on CP
VII: The Dark
in association with
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
Tower
Scribner
(Donald M. Grant)
The Colorado Kid
2005
Hard Case Crime
4.2 x 6.8 x 0.6”
No DJ
Only one edition exists. Subsequent
$5.99
printings not anticipated at this point.
‘Salem’s Lot
2005
Doubleday
6.5 x 9.5 x 1.75
$35.00
FIRST EDITION on CP
(Illustrated Edition)
“10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” on CP
Cell
2006
Scribner
6.3 x 9.5 x 1.4”
$26.95
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
Lisey’s Story
2006
Scribner
6.3 x 9.5 x 1.7”
$28.00
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
Blaze
2007
Scribner
5.7 x 8.75 x 1.1”
$25.00
First Scribner hardcover edition June 2007
“1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10” on CP
Duma Key
2008
Scribner
6.3 x 9.5 x 2.1”
$28.00
First Scribner hardcover edition January
2008
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP
Just After Sunset
2008
Scribner
6.3 x 9.5 x 1.4”
$28.00
First Scribner hardcover edition November
2008
“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” on CP

Notes:

•
Names in brackets denote publisher of limited edition
•
Date codes for Doubleday books are found near the inner margin at the bottom of the specified page. For Pet Sematary, the code
is partially obscured in the binding. Be careful to avoid damaging the book when confirming the presence of the 8 in “Y38”
•
“Viking Penguin, Inc.” may appear in some copies as “Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc." This does not
affect the first edition status of these books.
•
Limited editions may have appeared before or after publication of the trade edition. This document covers trade editions only.