# Is "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown Publishers, 2012) is identified by: Crown first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' AND has a number line descending to 1 ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'). US Crown 2012 is the true first, concurrent with/preceding the UK Weidenfeld & Nicolson edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Crown first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' AND has a number line descending to 1 ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1')
- All printings may say 'First Edition,' so the NUMBER LINE ending in 1 is the deciding point
- Dust jacket with its printed price; published June 5, 2012
- Publisher imprint reads Crown Publishers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gillian Flynn |
| Publisher | Crown Publishers |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Crown first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' AND has a number line descending to 1 ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1') |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Crown first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' AND has a number line descending to 1 ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'). All printings may say 'First Edition,' so the NUMBER LINE ending in 1 is the deciding point. Dust jacket with its printed price; published June 5, 2012.

## Is this the true first?
US Crown 2012 is the true first, concurrent with/preceding the UK Weidenfeld & Nicolson edition. The US first-printing (line to 1) is the collectible; later printings (line not reaching 1) are not.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No traditional cloth BCE; the controlling distinction is the number line. Later printings retain 'First Edition' on the copyright page but show a number line that does NOT reach 1. Signed first printings command a premium.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Gone Girl* by Gillian Flynn a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/gone-girl
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.