# Is "World's End" by T. Coraghessan Boyle a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of World's End by T. Coraghessan Boyle (Viking, 1987) is identified by: Viking imprint with the house number line ending 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and is unclipped. The US Viking hardcover of 1987 is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Viking imprint with the house number line ending 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and is unclipped
- Quarter brown cloth over light blue paper boards
- Publisher imprint reads Viking
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | T. Coraghessan Boyle |
| Publisher | Viking |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Viking imprint with the house number line ending 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; first-issue dust jacket carries the printed… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Viking imprint with the house number line ending 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the copyright page; first-issue dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap and is unclipped. Quarter brown cloth over light blue paper boards.

## Is this the true first?
The US Viking hardcover of 1987 is the true first edition. It won the 1988 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club edition is smaller, lacks the full number line, and has an unpriced jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *World's End* by T. Coraghessan Boyle a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/worlds-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 2026-07-04.