# Is "The Haunted" by Bentley Little a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Haunted by Bentley Little (Signet, 2012) is identified by: Signet mass-market paperback original with the full descending number line on the copyright page; first printing dated April 2012. US Signet paperback original is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Signet mass-market paperback original with the full descending number line on the copyright page; first printing dated April 2012
- Publisher imprint reads Signet
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Bentley Little |
| Publisher | Signet |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Signet mass-market paperback original with the full descending number line on the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Signet mass-market paperback original with the full descending number line on the copyright page; first printing dated April 2012.

## Is this the true first?
US Signet paperback original is the true first. A UK A-format paperback also exists but does not precede the US Signet printing.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not applicable; paperback original.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Haunted* by Bentley Little a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-haunted
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.