# Is "From the Corner of His Eye" by Dean Koontz a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz (Bantam, 2000) is identified by: Bantam hardcover, December 2000. The UK Headline edition (November 2000) actually preceded the Bantam by about a month; the Bantam is the true first US edition and the one most collectors seek.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Bantam hardcover, December 2000
- The copyright page reads A Bantam Book / December 2000 and carries a complete number line descending to 1; the first printing collates to 622 pages and is bound with a black cloth spine over red paper-covered boards
- The first-state dust jacket retains its printed price to the front flap and should be present and unclipped on a first-issue copy
- A leatherette-bound bookseller's advance issue, distributed to booksellers before publication, exists alongside the trade first
- Publisher imprint reads Bantam
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dean Koontz |
| Publisher | Bantam |
| Year | 2000 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Bantam hardcover, December 2000 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Bantam hardcover, December 2000. The copyright page reads A Bantam Book / December 2000 and carries a complete number line descending to 1; the first printing collates to 622 pages and is bound with a black cloth spine over red paper-covered boards. The first-state dust jacket retains its printed price to the front flap and should be present and unclipped on a first-issue copy. A leatherette-bound bookseller's advance issue, distributed to booksellers before publication, exists alongside the trade first.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Headline edition (November 2000) actually preceded the Bantam by about a month; the Bantam is the true first US edition and the one most collectors seek. A Charnel House signed limited edition followed in December 2001.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A book club edition appeared later; club copies lack a jacket price and carry a small blind-stamped or printed book-club identifier, and are not firsts.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *From the Corner of His Eye* by Dean Koontz a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/from-the-corner-of-his-eye
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.