# Is "End of Watch" by Stephen King a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of End of Watch by Stephen King (Scribner, 2016) is identified by: First Scribner hardcover edition, stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition June 2016' on the copyright page and accompanied by the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. US Scribner is the collected true first; the UK Hodder and Stoughton edition appeared essentially simultaneously.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Scribner hardcover edition, stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition June 2016' on the copyright page and accompanied by the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2
- Bound in black boards with a deep red textured spine panel and silver spine stamping
- First-state wrap-around dust jacket with the school of translucent blue fish (one in fuchsia) in red water, art by Jaya Miceli and Sam Weber, with the printed price present on the front flap
- Bill Hodges trilogy book three
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2016 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Scribner hardcover edition, stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition June 2016' on the copyright page and accompanied by the number… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First Scribner hardcover edition, stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition June 2016' on the copyright page and accompanied by the number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Bound in black boards with a deep red textured spine panel and silver spine stamping. First-state wrap-around dust jacket with the school of translucent blue fish (one in fuchsia) in red water, art by Jaya Miceli and Sam Weber, with the printed price present on the front flap. Bill Hodges trilogy book three.

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner is the collected true first; the UK Hodder and Stoughton edition appeared essentially simultaneously.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the number line, carry no printed flap price, and are typically thinner-boarded reprints of the Scribner text.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *End of Watch* by Stephen King a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/end-of-watch
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.