# Is "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown and Company, 2005) is identified by: Little, Brown and Company (Megan Tingley Books imprint), 2005. The US Little, Brown first is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown and Company (Megan Tingley Books imprint), 2005
- The first printing states 'First Edition' and shows a full number line ending in 1 ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1') on the copyright page; first-issue jacket with the printed price and the red-apple cover
- The author's debut novel
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephenie Meyer |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown and Company (Megan Tingley Books imprint), 2005 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown and Company (Megan Tingley Books imprint), 2005. The first printing states 'First Edition' and shows a full number line ending in 1 ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1') on the copyright page; first-issue jacket with the printed price and the red-apple cover. The author's debut novel.

## Is this the true first?
The US Little, Brown first is the true first. Because the title reprinted heavily, true first printings (full number line ending in 1, the printed-price jacket) are the genuinely scarce state.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The main trap is later printings with shortened number lines not ending in 1 and higher jacket prices. Verify the complete number line ending in 1 and the first-issue printed-price red-apple jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Twilight* by Stephenie Meyer a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/twilight
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.