# Is "Red" by Jack Ketchum a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Red by Jack Ketchum (Headline, 1995) is identified by: Headline (UK) first edition hardcover, 1995 (ISBN 0-7472-1467-0), with a full number line on the copyright page and the printed price on the jacket front flap. The UK Headline hardcover of 1995 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Headline (UK) first edition hardcover, 1995 (ISBN 0-7472-1467-0), with a full number line on the copyright page and the printed price on the jacket front flap
- The first US hardcover was the Overlook Connection Press edition of 2002 (ISBN 1-892950-47-5), a signed limited issue of about 500 copies illustrated by Neal McPheeters, which followed the UK edition by seven years
- Publisher imprint reads Headline
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jack Ketchum |
| Publisher | Headline |
| Year | 1995 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Headline (UK) first edition hardcover, 1995 (ISBN 0-7472-1467-0), with a full number line on the copyright page and the printed price on… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Headline (UK) first edition hardcover, 1995 (ISBN 0-7472-1467-0), with a full number line on the copyright page and the printed price on the jacket front flap. The first US hardcover was the Overlook Connection Press edition of 2002 (ISBN 1-892950-47-5), a signed limited issue of about 500 copies illustrated by Neal McPheeters, which followed the UK edition by seven years.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Headline hardcover of 1995 is the true first. The US Overlook Connection Press hardcover of 2002, its accompanying trade paperback, and other limited issues are all first-thus, not the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No significant book club issue is recorded; distinguish the 1995 Headline hardcover first from the later Overlook Connection editions and from UK and US paperback reprints.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Red* by Jack Ketchum a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/red
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.