# Is "Sleeping Beauties" by Stephen King and Owen King a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King (Scribner, 2017) is identified by: Scribner, New York, 2017, first printing. US Scribner and UK Hodder & Stoughton editions were published essentially simultaneously in 2017; collectors treat the US Scribner as the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Scribner, New York, 2017, first printing
- The copyright page states First Scribner hardcover edition and carries a complete number line in Scribner's split form beginning with 1 and ending in the even numerals (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2); the presence of the 1 is the key first-printing point
- Co-written with Owen King; the trade novel runs about 700 pages
- The dust jacket should carry its printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen King and Owen King |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Scribner, New York, 2017, first printing |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Scribner, New York, 2017, first printing. The copyright page states First Scribner hardcover edition and carries a complete number line in Scribner's split form beginning with 1 and ending in the even numerals (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2); the presence of the 1 is the key first-printing point. Co-written with Owen King; the trade novel runs about 700 pages. The dust jacket should carry its printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner and UK Hodder & Stoughton editions were published essentially simultaneously in 2017; collectors treat the US Scribner as the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Copies without the 1 in the number line are later printings; book-club copies typically lack the number line and the printed jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sleeping Beauties* by Stephen King and Owen King a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sleeping-beauties
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.