# Is "Peaceable Kingdom" by Jack Ketchum a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Peaceable Kingdom by Jack Ketchum (Subterranean Press / Leisure, 2003) is identified by: Subterranean Press signed limited hardcover, January 2003, limited to 600 numbered copies, preceded the Leisure mass-market paperback of August 2003. The Subterranean Press signed limited of 600 numbered copies is the true first; the Leisure paperback is the first trade edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Subterranean Press signed limited hardcover, January 2003, limited to 600 numbered copies, preceded the Leisure mass-market paperback of August 2003
- Story collection containing the Bram Stoker Award-winning stories The Box and Gone
- Publisher imprint reads Subterranean Press / Leisure
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Ketchum |
| Publisher | Subterranean Press / Leisure |
| Year | 2003 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Subterranean Press signed limited hardcover, January 2003, limited to 600 numbered copies, preceded the Leisure mass-market paperback of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Subterranean Press signed limited hardcover, January 2003, limited to 600 numbered copies, preceded the Leisure mass-market paperback of August 2003. Story collection containing the Bram Stoker Award-winning stories The Box and Gone.

## Is this the true first?
The Subterranean Press signed limited of 600 numbered copies is the true first; the Leisure paperback is the first trade edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
N/A; limited-press first with no book club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Peaceable Kingdom* by Jack Ketchum a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/peaceable-kingdom
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.