# Is "Revival" by Stephen King a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Revival by Stephen King (Scribner, 2014) is identified by: Copyright page states 'First Scribner hardcover edition November 2014' with a full number line running down to 1. US Scribner is the collected true first; the UK Hodder and Stoughton edition appeared essentially simultaneously.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states 'First Scribner hardcover edition November 2014' with a full number line running down to 1
- Bound in black quarter cloth over navy boards with the title stamped in bright silver to the spine
- The first-issue dust jacket is a dramatic wrap-around lightning-strike design by Tal Goretsky and carries the printed price on the front flap (present, not clipped, on a first-state copy; the amount is immaterial to the point)
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states 'First Scribner hardcover edition November 2014' with a full number line running down to 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states 'First Scribner hardcover edition November 2014' with a full number line running down to 1. Bound in black quarter cloth over navy boards with the title stamped in bright silver to the spine. The first-issue dust jacket is a dramatic wrap-around lightning-strike design by Tal Goretsky and carries the printed price on the front flap (present, not clipped, on a first-state copy; the amount is immaterial to the point).

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner is the collected true first; the UK Hodder and Stoughton edition appeared essentially simultaneously.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the number line and the flap price; look for the stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition November 2014,' the full number line to 1, and the black-quarter-cloth-over-navy-boards binding with silver spine.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Revival* by Stephen King a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/revival
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.