# Is "Finders Keepers" by Stephen King a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Scribner, 2015) is identified by: First Scribner hardcover edition, published June 2, 2015, the second novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy. The US Scribner edition is the collected true first; the UK Hodder & Stoughton edition appeared essentially simultaneously in June 2015, so the Scribner printing is the one collectors treat as the first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Scribner hardcover edition, published June 2, 2015, the second novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy
- The first printing carries Scribner's characteristic split number line on the copyright page, reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 (a full line that includes both the 1 and the 10), with the stated first edition present
- Issued in publisher's boards with a dust jacket that should retain the printed price on the front flap; the jacket is intact and unclipped on a true first, though a price-clipped jacket does not by itself disqualify the printing
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Scribner hardcover edition, published June 2, 2015, the second novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First Scribner hardcover edition, published June 2, 2015, the second novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy. The first printing carries Scribner's characteristic split number line on the copyright page, reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 (a full line that includes both the 1 and the 10), with the stated first edition present. Issued in publisher's boards with a dust jacket that should retain the printed price on the front flap; the jacket is intact and unclipped on a true first, though a price-clipped jacket does not by itself disqualify the printing.

## Is this the true first?
The US Scribner edition is the collected true first; the UK Hodder & Stoughton edition appeared essentially simultaneously in June 2015, so the Scribner printing is the one collectors treat as the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the copyright-page number line and carry no printed price on the jacket flap; they are typically lighter in weight with a blind-stamp gutter code and thinner boards than the Scribner trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Finders Keepers* by Stephen King a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/finders-keepers
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.