NMLP P-017917 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Eye of the Needle

Ken Follett · Arbor House (US) / Macdonald & Jane's (UK, as 'Storm Island') · 1978

Precedence and title point: the UK Macdonald & Jane's edition (1978) was published first, under the title 'Storm Island', and is the true first edition of the work. The US Arbor House 'Eye of the Needle' (1978) is the first appearance under the now-familiar title. Buyers should confirm which they want.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-017917 for "Eye of the Needle" by Ken Follett (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-017917, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).