# Is "The Cabin at the End of the World" by Paul Tremblay a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay (William Morrow, 2018) is identified by: Hardcover, published 26 June 2018, ISBN 9780062679109. The US William Morrow 2018 hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover, published 26 June 2018, ISBN 9780062679109
- The first printing carries the 'First Edition' statement with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, and a first-state dust jacket priced as issued
- Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2018
- Publisher imprint reads William Morrow
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Tremblay |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
| Year | 2018 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover, published 26 June 2018, ISBN 9780062679109 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Hardcover, published 26 June 2018, ISBN 9780062679109. The first printing carries the 'First Edition' statement with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, and a first-state dust jacket priced as issued. Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2018.

## Is this the true first?
The US William Morrow 2018 hardcover is the true first. The UK Titan edition followed later in 2018 and is a separate edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings remove the lowest digits from the number line. Confirm the 'First Edition' slug, the full number line ending in 1, and the priced first-state jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Cabin at the End of the World* by Paul Tremblay a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-cabin-at-the-end-of-the-world
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.