# Is "Manhattan Beach" by Jennifer Egan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Scribner, 2017) is identified by: First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00. US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1673-2), published October 2017; a near-simultaneous UK Corsair edition also appeared in 2017.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jennifer Egan |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1; issued in dust jacket priced 28.00.

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1673-2), published October 2017; a near-simultaneous UK Corsair edition also appeared in 2017.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Manhattan Beach* by Jennifer Egan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/manhattan-beach
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.