# Is "World Without End" by Ken Follett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of World Without End by Ken Follett (Dutton, 2007) is identified by: For the US Dutton first printing, look for a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price-intact dust jacket. The UK Macmillan 2007 hardcover is the true first edition of the work; the Dutton 2007 edition is the first US edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- For the US Dutton first printing, look for a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price-intact dust jacket
- Sequel to The Pillars of the Earth in the Kingsbridge series
- This is the US issue
- Publisher imprint reads Dutton
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Publisher | Dutton |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | For the US Dutton first printing, look for a complete number line ending in 1 on the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
For the US Dutton first printing, look for a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page and a price-intact dust jacket. Sequel to The Pillars of the Earth in the Kingsbridge series. This is the US issue.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Macmillan 2007 hardcover is the true first edition of the work; the Dutton 2007 edition is the first US edition. The original note correctly named the UK Macmillan edition but wrongly designated Dutton the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club and later reprint copies lack the full first-printing number line ending in 1 and are typically unpriced; they are not first printings.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *World Without End* by Ken Follett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/world-without-end
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.