# Is "In the Night Room" by Peter Straub a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of In the Night Room by Peter Straub (Random House, 2004) is identified by: Random House US first edition, published October 2004: copyright page states First Edition with a number line beginning at 2, per Random House house style. US Random House is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House US first edition, published October 2004: copyright page states First Edition with a number line beginning at 2, per Random House house style
- Sequel to lost boy lost girl
- Bram Stoker Award winner
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Straub |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Random House US first edition, published October 2004: copyright page states First Edition with a number line beginning at 2, per Random… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Random House US first edition, published October 2004: copyright page states First Edition with a number line beginning at 2, per Random House house style. Sequel to lost boy lost girl; Bram Stoker Award winner.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book club editions lack the number line and the jacket flap price and may have a blind stamp on the rear board.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *In the Night Room* by Peter Straub a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/in-the-night-room
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.