# Is "The End of Alice" by A.M. Homes a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The End of Alice by A.M. Homes (Scribner, 1996) is identified by: Scribner hardcover, 1996, ISBN 0-684-81528-1, with the Scribner colophon on the copyright page and a number line descending to 1 marking the first printing (a run reported at roughly thirty thousand copies). The US Scribner hardcover of 1996 is the true first; the UK Anchor/Doubleday edition is a separate first-thus.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Scribner hardcover, 1996, ISBN 0-684-81528-1, with the Scribner colophon on the copyright page and a number line descending to 1 marking the first printing (a run reported at roughly thirty thousand copies)
- Bound with a red cloth spine stamped in silver over gray paper-covered boards
- First-state jacket should carry its printed price at the top of the front flap and be unclipped
- Homes's third novel, published March 1996
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | A.M. Homes |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 1996 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Scribner hardcover, 1996, ISBN 0-684-81528-1, with the Scribner colophon on the copyright page and a number line descending to 1 marking… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Scribner hardcover, 1996, ISBN 0-684-81528-1, with the Scribner colophon on the copyright page and a number line descending to 1 marking the first printing (a run reported at roughly thirty thousand copies). Bound with a red cloth spine stamped in silver over gray paper-covered boards. First-state jacket should carry its printed price at the top of the front flap and be unclipped. Homes's third novel, published March 1996.

## Is this the true first?
The US Scribner hardcover of 1996 is the true first; the UK Anchor/Doubleday edition is a separate first-thus.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club copies lack the number line, are typically slightly smaller, and carry a jacket without the printed price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The End of Alice* by A.M. Homes a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-end-of-alice
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.